“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” quotes

“- Carson Drew: Here's a check for the butcher. Tell him he's been cutting the meat so thin lately it only has one side.
- Effie Schneider: Yes sir, shall I tell him which side?”
John Litel - Carson Drew
Renie Riano - Effie Schneider

“Dad! Ted's in jail again! Come on!”
Bonita Granville - Nancy Drew

“Some day I'm gonna get psychoanalyzed and find out why I'm such a dope.”
Frankie Thomas - Ted Nickerson

“A halfwit is a person who spends half their time trying to be witty.”

Bonita Granville - Nancy Drew

“- Captain Tweedy: Find anybody around there, throw 'em out.
- Smitty: Single-handed?
- Captain Tweedy: Oh, use both hands, I don't care.”
Frank Orth - Captain Tweedy
George Guhl - Smitty