''Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter'' is a 1939 American

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directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars

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and Edgar Edwards. The film was released by

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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

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as Ted Nickerson *

as Carson Drew *

as Matt Brandon *

as Edna Gregory * Edgar Edwards as 'Chuck' Marley *

Renie Riano Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s and 1950s films. She was sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee R ...

as Effie Schneider *

Roger Imhof Frederick Roger Imhof (August 15, 1875 – April 15, 1958) was an American film actor, vaudeville, burlesque and circus performer, sketch writer, and songwriter. Early years Imhof was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on April 15, 1875, to Nichola ...

as Sheriff Barney Riggs *

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as Clint Griffith *

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as Apollo Johnson *

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as Greenhouse Clerk * Cliff Saum as First Deputy Sheriff * Tom Wilson as Milt *

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as First Townsman (uncredited) *

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as Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited) *

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as Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited)

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* * * 1939 films Warner Bros. films American comedy films American sequel films 1939 comedy films Films directed by William Clemens Films scored by Heinz Roemheld American black-and-white films Films based on Nancy Drew 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub