The Kids from Stratemeyer
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1. Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson, Frankie Thomas
Votes: 1,198
2. Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Dickie Jones
Votes: 1,460
3. Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by boyfriend Ted, helps her lawyer father expose the real killers.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Aldrich Bowker
Votes: 843
4. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Frank Orth
Votes: 975
5. Bomba: The Jungle Boy (1949)
Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Family
George Harland and his daughter, Patricia, are photographers who discover a wild boy in the jungle. When Patricia become lost, Bomba brings her back, overcoming plagues of locusts, forest fires and fierce wild animals.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens, Charles Irwin
Votes: 353
6. Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Family
Bomba the Jungle Boy must stop a man-eating black panther while helping Judy Maitland and her brother Robert build an experimental farm.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Allene Roberts, Lita Baron, Charles Irwin
Votes: 233
7. The Lost Volcano (1950)
Approved | 76 min | Adventure
When a young boy is kidnapped by hunters who believe he knows the location of a great treasure, Bomba the Jungle Boy seeks to rescue him from them and from a volcano which is about to erupt.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Donald Woods, Marjorie Lord, John Ridgely
Votes: 249
8. The Hidden City (1950)
Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Princess Leah is the rightful heir to a tribal throne which has been stolen from her by the dastardly Hassan. Bomba the Jungle Boy, of course, comes to her rescue.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Sue England, Paul Guilfoyle, Damian O'Flynn
Votes: 232
9. The Lion Hunters (1951)
Open | 75 min | Adventure
Bomba the Jungle Boy informs ne'er-do-well lion hunters that the lions were meant to roam the jungle freely. Since they pay him no attention, Bomba must save the lions (and Jean, incidentally).
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Morris Ankrum, Ann E. Todd, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 210
10. Elephant Stampede (1951)
Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Elephant poachers Joe Collins and Bob Warren plan to steal a load of ivory which the natives want to give to the missionary, Miss Banks, but Bomba the Jungle Boy calls on friendly elephants to trample them to death.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Donna Martell, John Kellogg, Myron Healey
Votes: 184
11. African Treasure (1952)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure
Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair of nefarious diamond smugglers.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Laurette Luez, Martin Garralaga, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 217
12. Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Bomba, the Jungle Boy and now animal protector, discovers human skeletons which turn out to be those of his parents.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Karen Sharpe, Walter Sande, Suzette Harbin
Votes: 198
13. Safari Drums (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Adventure
A bunch of movie makers arrive in Africa to make a film about jungle wildlife. One of their party kills a geologist and Bomba the Jungle Boy must find out whodunnit. He does, while helping ... See full summary »
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Douglas Kennedy, Barbara Bestar, Emory Parnell
Votes: 187
14. The Golden Idol (1954)
Approved | 71 min | Adventure
It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Anne Kimbell, Paul Guilfoyle, Leonard Mudie
Votes: 167
15. Killer Leopard (1954)
Approved | 70 min | Adventure
Movie actress Linda Winters has gone into the jungle to find her lost husband Fred. Bomba the Jungle Boy helps in the rescue effort. A major obstacle facing them is a killer leopard which specializes in tearing people limb from limb.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Beverly Garland, Donald Murphy, Barry Bernard
Votes: 187
16. Lord of the Jungle (1955)
Not Rated | 69 min | Adventure
Mona Andrews arrives by plane in Laghaso Station, Africa, to visit her uncle, Commissioner Andy Barnes, just as three elephant hunters, Jeff Woode, Paul Gavin and Kenny Balou, set out under... See full summary »
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Wayne Morris, Nancy Hale, Paul Picerni
Votes: 220
17. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Family, Mystery
Sons of the great detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe are eager to impress their father with their mystery solving skills. When an opportunity comes to help prove the new kid in town as ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Florenz Ames, Russ Conway
Votes: 239
Walt Disney Productions for ABC
18. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957)
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A 15 episode serial in which boy detectives Frank and Joe Hardy try to solve the mystery of a haunted farm where the farmer has died and left no one to care for his livestock. A ghost ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Sarah Selby, Carole Ann Campbell
Votes: 93
Walt Disney Productions for ABC
19. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)
60 min | Adventure, Mystery
The Hardy Boys become owners of the Chinese junk Hai Hau. They head to New York City and go spelunking to break up a gang of criminals.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Richard Gates, Tim Matheson, Portia Nelson, Rickey Kelman
Votes: 37
20th Century Fox for NBC
20. The Hardy Boys (1969–1971)
30 min | Animation, Mystery
A rock-and-roll band solving mysteries and catching criminals. Each episode included a musical number. Ricky Nelson was the headliner.
Stars: Ricky Nelson, Dal McKennon, Jane Webb, Byron Kane
Votes: 58
Filmation for ABC
21. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.
Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Ed Gilbert, Pamela Sue Martin
Votes: 2,011
Glen A. Larson and Universal, for ABC
22. The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Adventure
Linda Craig's grandfather is kidnapped with the intention of ransoming him for Tom Swift's latest invention, a hand-held carbon dater, which would enable the crooks to identify the oldest ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Willie Aames, Lori Loughlin, Royce D. Applegate, David Ashton
Votes: 18
ABC
23.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
Episode:
Princeton, February 1916
(1993)
TV-G | Action, Adventure, Family
Old Indy meets a man driving a monster truck with the biggest set of wheels he ever saw at the gas station. He is reminded of his own teenage dream of driving the hottest car to his junior ... See full summary »
Directors: Joe Johnston, Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Lloyd Owen, George Hall, Robyn Lively
Votes: 172
Lucasfilm, Amblin and Paramount, for ABC
24. Nancy Drew (1995)
26 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
A young girl, Nancy Drew, solves crimes.
Stars: Tracy Ryan, Jhene Erwin, Joy Tanner, Scott Speedman
Votes: 231
Marathon, Nelvana, Westcom and France 2, for syndication
25. The Hardy Boys (1995)
TV-G | 28 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
Junior reporter Frank Hardy and Joe, his computer-hacker brother, work together to crack mysteries.
Stars: Paul Popowich, Colin K. Gray, Fiona Highet, Tracy Ryan
Votes: 108
Marathon, Nelvana, Westcom and New Line, for syndication
26.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Nancy Drew
(2002)
TV-G | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this movie, Maggie Lawson plays Nancy Drew. A young woman who has just entered college. While rushing with her friends Bess and George, the star football player, Jesse, goes into a coma.... See full summary »
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Maggie Lawson, Jill Ritchie, Lauren Birkell, Marieh Delfino
Votes: 559
Bender Brown and Touchstone, for ABC
27. Nancy Drew (2007)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Teen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Emma Roberts, Tate Donovan, Max Thieriot, Craig Gellis
Votes: 21,550 | Gross: $25.61M
28. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Zoe Renee, Mackenzie Graham, Andrea Anders
Votes: 5,427
29. Nancy Drew (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim
Votes: 10,875
Warm Blooded Sunday, Furious, CBS and Fake Empire, for The CW
30. The Hardy Boys (2020–2023)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When the Hardy boys, Frank and Joe and their father, Fenton arrive in Bridgeport they set out to uncover the truth behind the recent tragedy that has changed their lives, and in doing so, uncover something much more sinister.
Stars: Rohan Campbell, Alexander Elliot, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Adam Swain
Votes: 3,520
Lambur, Nelvana and Corus, for Hulu and YTV
31. Tom Swift (2022)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Tom Swift is a billionaire inventor who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father while on a space flight.
Stars: Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, Marquise Vilson, Albert Mwangi
Votes: 1,704
Furious, CBS and Fake Empire, for The CW
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