Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter
{{short description|1939 film by William Clemens}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
| image = "Nancy_Drew…_Trouble_Shooter"_(1939).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = William Clemens
| producer = Bryan Foy
| screenplay = Kenneth Gamet
| based_on = {{based on|Nancy Drew|Mildred Benson}}
| starring = Bonita Granville
Frankie Thomas
John Litel
Aldrich Bowker
Charlotte Wynters
Edgar Edwards
| music = Heinz Roemheld
| cinematography = L. William O'Connell
| editing = Doug Gould
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1939|6|17}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Aldrich Bowker, Charlotte Wynters and Edgar Edwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84568/nancy-drew-trouble-shooter |title=Nancy Drew...Trouble Shooter (1939) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=2015-04-19 |access-date=2015-09-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/103617/Nancy-Drew-Trouble-Shooter/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307235210/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/103617/Nancy-Drew-Trouble-Shooter/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-07 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |title=Nancy-Drew-Trouble-Shooter - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |access-date=2015-09-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7614 |title=Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter |publisher=Afi.com |date=1939-06-17 |access-date=2015-09-03}} The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 17, 1939, and was the third film in the original Nancy Drew film series. It is a sequel to Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) and Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) and was followed by Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939).
Plot
The Drews relocate to the country in an effort to clear a family friend of a murder charge. Upon arrival Carson Drew meets the charming Edna Gregory, triggering an intense jealousy in Nancy as she fears losing her father to the woman’s advances. When the disinterested local sheriff refuses to consider the family friend’s innocence, it’s up to Nancy and reluctant boyfriend Ted Nickerson (whose family is vacationing at a nearby lake) to find the real murderer and clear “Uncle Matt’s” name.
Cast
- Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew
- Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson
- John Litel as Carson Drew
- Aldrich Bowker as Matt Brandon
- Charlotte Wynters as Edna Gregory
- Edgar Edwards as 'Chuck' Marley
- Renie Riano as Effie Schneider
- Roger Imhof as Sheriff Barney Riggs
- Erville Alderson as Clint Griffith
- Willie Best as Apollo Johnson
- John Harron as Greenhouse Clerk
- Cliff Saum as First Deputy Sheriff
- Tom Wilson as Milt
- Glen Cavender as First Townsman (uncredited)
- Creighton Hale as Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited)
- Leo White as Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0031710|Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=84568}}
- {{AFI film|7614}}
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Category:American comedy films
Category:American sequel films
Category:Films directed by William Clemens
Category:Films scored by Heinz Roemheld
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films based on Nancy Drew
Category:1930s English-language films
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