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I’m sure they would have to fit in a song or two for Deanna. Miss Granville wasn’t ugly, but Deanna Durbin is decidedly prettier. Nancy Drew was also supposed to be very attractive. She sometimes plays silly characters, but also plays serious roles beautifully. Nancy Drew: Deanna Durbin (19 at this time) would be my first pick. I made a list of who, with some tweaks to the script, could have been the perfect Nancy Drew casting in the 1930s or 1940s. I’m not asking for a whole detailed novel to be played out in the 68 minute films, but Warner Brothers could have at least been accurate with their character depictions.īonita Granville, who was 16 when she played Nancy Drew, was in top-notch films such as “ These Three”(1936), which she received her only Oscar nomination, and “ Now, Voyager” (1941), giving excellent performances in both but clearly Nancy Drew was not the role for her.

The films involve very little mystery solving and an over abundance of silly slap-stick. John Litel as Carson Drew in “Nancy Drew…Reporter” (1938) Hannah in the books would have knocked them on their ear. Even Hannah Gruen, the housekeeper, ran away in terror when someone broke into their home. He forbid Nancy from sleuthing and worried about her constantly. John Litel was a very irritating Carson Drew. He was maybe the most tolerable character in the movies, but I wouldn’t run to him to protect me. Ned Nickerson, played by Frankie Thomas, was named TED in the movies for some reason. She set out to solve a mystery but would run home before finding any actual clues.īonita Granville as Nancy Drew and Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson Nancy Drew, played by Bonita Granville, was bumbling, scatter-brained and frightened for most of the films.

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However, the characters in the 1930s Nancy Drew series didn’t resemble Carolyn Keene’s intelligent teens. He teased his daughter for her appetite for mysteries and trusted her good sense. Carson Drew, Nancy’s father, was a distinguished lawyer.

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She could tap dance the Morris code while wearing a freshly pressed tailored suit.Īlso in the novels, Ned was concerned about Nancy but never hindered her sleuthing. She was also very talented and fashionable. Yes there is her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson, but I can count on one hand the amount of times they kissed or flirted in the novels. She doesn’t goof off and there isn’t much time for romance in her life. In novels Miss Drew is level-headed, fearless and intelligent. But none of the films followed or resembled any of the Nancy Drew books, except for snippets of “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” which I think is modeling itself after the book “The Hidden Staircase.” I imagine that is what Warner Brothers was trying to do with Nancy Drew. Kildaire,” “Maisie” and “Boston Blackie just to name a few of many. In fact many studios made a great deal of money off of series such as “Andy Hardy,” “Dr. These movies included “ Nancy Drew Troubleshooter,” “ Nancy Drew Detective ” and “ Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase).”įilm series were not rare in the 1930’s and 1940’s. “ Nancy Drew, Reporter,” the first film adaptation of the series, was released in 1938, three more movies were released all in 1939.

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However, why is there not a flattering movie adaptation depicting everyone’s this important literary character and symbol for American women?Įight years after the first Nancy Drew novel, “ The Secret of the Old Clock,” was published in 1930, the first Nancy Drew film adaptation was released.

Nancy Drew has played a pivotal role for the past 80 years in literature for young girls, as well as in pop culture.Įveryone knows who she is and is fairly respected as a literary character. I even own a Nancy Drew cookbook, a “Nancy Drew’s Guide to Life” book and a large Nancy Drew cut out.

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I have played and solved 21 of the HerInteractive PC games and read most of the original yellow bound novels.

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