Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
1939 · Feature film · 78 min · dir. Alfred E. Green
A DUMBELLE...who knew too much about MURDER!
- Comedy
- Mystery
Synopsis
The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Allen's uncle fixes her up with Bill at a company picnic. When the two go out to a nightclub that night, Gracie inadvertently links Bill to the murder of a thug after finding the dead body and Bill's cigarette case at the scene of the crime. While being questioned at the club, she meets Vance who's investigating the homicide. After Gracie's bungled attempts to solve the case, Vance decides it…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Alfred E. Green
- Writer
- Nat Perrin
- Composer
- Gerard Carbonara
- Cinematography
- Charles Lang
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 1939-06-02
- Series
- Philo Vance Collection
- Running time
- 78 minutes
Cast & crew
Alfred E. Green Director
Gracie Allen
Warren William
Ellen Drew
Kent Taylor
Jed Prouty
Jerome Cowan
Donald MacBride
H.B. Warner
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Hilariously Funny 😄 Movie · 1969nam · 2024-05-08
Gracie Allen is a gem in this comedy murder mystery movie. Philo Vance played by Warren William plus a first rate allstar supporting cast has all the makings of fun sprinkled with murder.
