The Gracie Allen Murder Case (film)

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Produced by	George M. Arthur; Alfred E. Green
Screenplay by	Nat Perrin
Based on	The Gracie Allen Murder Case; by S. S. Van Dine
Starring	Gracie Allen; Warren William; Ellen Drew; Kent Taylor; Judith Barrett; Donald MacBride; Jed Prouty
Music by	Gerard Carbonara; Leo Shuken
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Paul Weatherwax
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1939;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gracie Allen Murder Case is a 1939 American comedy mystery film taken from the Philo Vance series by writer S.S. Van Dine and directed by Alfred E. Green on a screenplay by Nat Perrin. The film stars the female member of the comedy duo Allen & Burns Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Judith Barrett, Donald MacBride and Jed Prouty. The film was released on June 2, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

The zany plot of the movie 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 might be easier to have her working with him. Despite Gracie's "help," the two eventually find the real killer.

Cast

Gracie Allen as Gracie Allen
Warren William as Philo Vance
Ellen Drew as Ann Wilson
Kent Taylor as Bill Brown
Judith Barrett as Dixie Del Marr
Donald MacBride as Dist. Atty. John Markham
Jed Prouty as Uncle Ambrose
Jerome Cowan as Daniel Mirche
H. B. Warner as Richard Lawrence
William Demarest as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath
Sam Lee as Thug
Al Shaw as Thug
Richard Denning as Fred
Irving Bacon as Hotel Clerk

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References

Nugent, Frank S. "The-Gracie-Allen-Murder-Case - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
"The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

External links

The Gracie Allen Murder Case on IMDb

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[1] Nugent, Frank S. "The-Gracie-Allen-Murder-Case - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

[2] "The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-03-12.