Byron 'By' Newbold (Jackie Cooper) and Johnny Davis are best of friends despite their fathers. By's newspaper editor father claims that Johnny's father, 'Natural' Davis, is a criminal. The police raids Natural's gambling house. They later find him with a dead body and send him to prison. Johnny gets angry at By. The group of young friends set off to investigate.
It's a little funny that Bonita Granville is doing another 'Nancy Drew' type character. The movie is sold on the young cast forming an investigative gang. They get a Dead End kid, child star Jackie Cooper, and another child actor. Obviously, they hoped that this young cast would gel together into a Scooby gang to solve a murder mystery. They probably need to lose a couple of the kids. They don't have enough time for each character. It's not the best, but it is fascinating for fans of these young actors.
It's a little funny that Bonita Granville is doing another 'Nancy Drew' type character. The movie is sold on the young cast forming an investigative gang. They get a Dead End kid, child star Jackie Cooper, and another child actor. Obviously, they hoped that this young cast would gel together into a Scooby gang to solve a murder mystery. They probably need to lose a couple of the kids. They don't have enough time for each character. It's not the best, but it is fascinating for fans of these young actors.