The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to solve the murder of an escaped convict. As she attempts to clear the name of a friend accused of the killing, her wacky, scatterbrained ways constantly impede the investigation.
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Writers:
Eddie Welch, Nat Perrin, C. Gardner Sullivan.
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Gracie Allen as Gracie Allen |
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Warren William as Philo Vance |
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Ellen Drew as Ann Wilson |
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Kent Taylor as Bill Brown |
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Jed Prouty as Uncle Ambrose |
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Jerome Cowan as Daniel Mirche |
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Donald MacBride as Dist. Atty. John, Markham |
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H.B. Warner as Richard Lawrence |
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William Demarest as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath |
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Judith Barrett as Dixie Del Marr |
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Sam Lee as Thug |
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Al Shaw as Thug |
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Richard Denning as Fred |
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Irving Bacon as Hotel Clerk |
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Jack Baxley as Reporter #2 |
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Don Brodie as Reporter #1 |
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James B. Carson as Hotel Manager |
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Monte Collins as Picnic Master of Ceremonies |
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Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan |
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Rube Demarest as Reporter |
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James Flavin as Turnkey |
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Willie Fung as Houseboy |
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William Haade as Hotel Doorman |
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian as Thug |
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George Hickman as Elevator Boy #1 |
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Esther Howard as Florist |
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Jim Kelso as Photographer |
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Colin Kenny as Nightclub Patron |
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Helen MacKellar as Secretary |
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Horace McMahon as Gus |
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Max Mellenger as Thug |
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Frank Meredith as Motorcycle Cop |
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Lee Moore as Benny 'The Buzzard' Nelson |
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Paul Newlan as Fred |
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William H. O'Brien as Nightclub Waiter |
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Ted Oliver as Motorcycle Cop |
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Norman Phillips Jr. as Elevator Boy #3 |
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Addison Richards as Detective |
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Henry Roquemore as Hotel Guest |
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Walter Soderling as Dr. Doremus |
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Robert St. Angelo as Thug |
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Ben Taggart as Policeman |
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Harry Tenbrook as Harry |
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Harry Tyler as Police Photographer |
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Max Wagner as Thug |
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Janet Waldo as Cigarette Girl |
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Phil Warren as Chauffeur |
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Harry Wilson as Thug |
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Florence Wix as Nightclub Patron |
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Lillian Yarbo as Maid |
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Sam Harris as Nightclub Patron |
| Writing | Eddie Welch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nat Perrin | Screenplay |
| Writing | S.S. Van Dine | Story |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Directing | Alfred E. Green | Director |
| Production | George M. Arthur | Producer |
| Production | William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Writing | C. Gardner Sullivan | Screenplay |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Production | Alfred E. Green | Producer |
| Camera | Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gerard Carbonara | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Original Music Composer |
