ShangLuda Admirable film.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

MartinHafer Back in the 1930s and 40s, Hollywood made a ton of mystery films. Big studios, small studios and mircoscopic studios...they all churned out these pictures by the dozens. And, the Holy Grail of all these studios was finding a series that took off and resulted in an extended series...such as The Lone Wolf, The Falcon or Charlie Chan. Well, in the case of Warner Brothers, they tried something a bit different--to create two series in which the protagonists were women! Torchy Blaine and Nancy Drew were given the Warner Brothers gloss and when seen today they seem better than the average mystery films. "Nancy Drew: Detective" was the first of four films starring Bonita Granville. And, they all are worth your time.The story begins with a nice rich lady promising to give Nancy's school a large endowment. However, before she can arrange this, she disappears...and her financial manager keeps making excuses as to where she went. Nancy smells a rat and decides to investigate. And, with the help of Ted (in drag), they take a huge risk by sneaking into an old mansion out in the country.This film features good writing, an unusual story and nice acting....and like all four films is worth your time. Fortunately, they're often shown on Turner Classic Movies and they are currently on YouTube as well.

Hitchcoc When I was a child, we males had "The Hardy Boys" and the girls had "Nancy Drew." At least it seemed that way. I had a fourth grade teacher who would read to us if we came in during lunch. Amazing how many kids showed up. One day she began a Nancy Drew novel. I couldn't tell my male friends, but I read several of them after that, in addition to the more typical male stuff (loved baseball novels). So I was just a bit disappointed when I watched this movie because my picture of Nancy was different. Nevertheless, the irrepressible Bonita Granville does a pretty decent job of making Nancy a role model for the girls of the time. This was escapist, but it has a good plot, a formidable villain, and some interesting twists and turns.

JLRMovieReviews Rather than writing a long review on all four movies, I will be remarking on the whole series and the individual movies here.Bonita Granville stars as sleuth Nancy Drew, based on books by Carolyn Keane, though I hear they're not completely faithful as they take out some of her girlfriends, which was probably a good thing, as they want to emphasize on Miss Granville's character and her on-going relationship with supposed boyfriend and partner in sleuthing, Ted Nickerson, played by Frankie Thomas, but against his better judgment. Dad is lawyer Carson Drew, played John Litel, and the law is represented by Frank Orth, a rather inept police chief who takes the easy decisions with less work to it. He is seen in the first installment and the last, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.I won't be going into the actual plots of each, but I will say that if you want a fun fast-paced mystery, then you should see this mystery series which is out on DVD. Of the four movies, I would rank the third, Nancy Drew - Troubleshooter, as the best with a rating of '9', with some great aerial shots of Nancy and Ted in a plane they can't fly (they were put in that position by the bad guys) and with a subplot of a love interest for her dad. This installment moves very briskly and is very funny. The last one, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, I would rank as '8' and the first one, maybe '8', too. (My favorite two are the last two, but they are all entertaining.) But the weakest in my opinion is the second one, Nancy Drew - Reporter, ranked '6' or '7' tops, due mainly to the presence of two young actors who are too obnoxious to bear, Ted's younger sister and friend. In almost all of these movies, the killer is already known by the viewer as there are very few suspects. The fun and entertainment is in the case, the chase, and the predicaments that Nancy Drew gets in with Ted. On the whole, the Nancy Drew series does provide Bonita Granville a chance to stand out and shine from her other films and from other stars of her age. And, you get to see Hollywood making some family entertainment that should be enjoyed by all. My rating of '8' at the top is for the whole series. I just wish they could have made more, but maybe Miss Granville or the bigwigs got tired of them. It all ends with a remark that "Ted" is in trouble again, "dad." Ironic, of course, it's because of Nancy Drew, that he got in trouble. Nancy Drew may help her friends and solve murders, but it also has its consequences for others along the way.

ard_vrk I've tried looking it up but can't seem to find any reference to the importance or usage of that particular number: 2380 - twenty-three eighty.They'd use it like, "I'll bet you twenty-three eighty that..." or "It was twenty three eighty million miles away" or something of that sort, but always as twenty-three eighty.Does anyone know what that term refers to?As for the movie itself, it was just OK.I always pictured Nancy Drew as more sure of herself and less bungling and helpless girlie-like.