Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

NR
1h 0m
1939
6.8 /10 (14)

THERE’S BEEN A MURDER IN THIS HOUSE! (AND IT’S HAUNTED TOO!)

Overview

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1939-09-09

Top Billed Cast

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 (as DeWolf Hopper)

Creighton Hale

Reporter

Frank Mayo

Tribune Photographer

Frederic Tozere

District Attorney's Investigator (as Fredric Tozere)

Don Rowan

Phillips the Chauffeur

Dick Elliott

McKeever

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