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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is a 1939 mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Garnet. It is fourth and last in a series of films starring Bonita Granville as teenage amateur detective Nancy Drew, Frankie Thomas as her boyfriend, and John Litel as her father. It was loosely based on the novel of the same name by Mildred Wirt Benson. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 1939.
Original Release
09/09/1939
US Release
09/09/1939
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bonita Granville | Nancy Drew |
| Frankie Thomas | Ted Nickerson |
| John Litel | Carson Drew |
| Frank Orth | Captain Tweedy |
| Renie Riano | Effie Schneider |
| Vera Lewis | Miss Rosemary Turnbull |
| Louise Carter | Miss Floretta Turnbull |
| William Gould | Daniel Talbert |
| George Guhl | Smitty |
| John Ridgely | Reporter |
Directors
Writers
Kenneth Gamet, Mildred Wirt Benson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bonita Granville | Nancy Drew |
| Frankie Thomas | Ted Nickerson |
| John Litel | Carson Drew |
| Frank Orth | Captain Tweedy |
| Renie Riano | Effie Schneider |
| Vera Lewis | Miss Rosemary Turnbull |
| Louise Carter | Miss Floretta Turnbull |
| William Gould | Daniel Talbert |
| George Guhl | Smitty |
| John Ridgely | Reporter |
| William Hopper | Reporter |
| Creighton Hale | Reporter |
| Frank Mayo | Tribune Photographer |
| Frederic Tozere | District Attorney's Investigator |
| Don Rowan | Phillips the Chauffeur |
| Dick Elliott | McKeever |
| Fern Barry | McKeever's Secretary |
| Nat Carr | Policeman |
| Sol Gorss | Reporters' Driver |
| Frank Meredith | Motorcycle Policeman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
