Nancy
Drew grows up and is on the heels of another killer in this RKO B. Not Nancy
Drew exactly but starring Bonita Granville who played Nancy as a teenage
actor in a series of four films. As a warning women may find this film objectionable!
She works in the D.A. office as an assistant to her boss played by Morgan
Conway. They are romancing one another. She is 23 and he is 43 (in real life).
He is holding her back in her career because he wants her to quit and be
a good wife and have babies. After solving the murder and nearly getting
killed he asks her if she wants to prosecute the murderer - her answer is
the only thing I want to prosecute is breakfast for my husband. And there
goes women's lib down the drain!
To teach him a lesson she joins the law firm of a friend who has been in
the drunk tank for months because of problems with his wife. When the wife
is murdered he is arrested and has a complete blank about that night. So
Granville begins snooping around which gets her involved with gangsters and
another murder. A big part of the film is the use of a lie detector machine
which she operates - with a whole lot of straps to measure heart, blood pressure
and sweat. The D.A. is played by Morgan Conway - Dick Tracy in a bunch of
films. I would pay for a voice like his - straightforward, factual and deep
but not too deep. Once again I bump into Rita Corday who plays a model and
suspect. It feels like I am stalking her. The gangster is Gerald Mohr who
was the Lone Wolf a few times but always makes me feel like I need a shower
after watching him. Lew Landers directs. Basic B film material. The cast
is a plus.
