The Gracie Allen Murder Case
A DUMBELLE...who knew too much about MURDER!
1939 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Alfred E. Green |
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| Writer: | Nat Perrin, C. Gardner Sullivan, Eddie Welch, S.S. Van Dine |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 02, 1939 |
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| Director: | Alfred E. Green |
| Writer: | Nat Perrin, C. Gardner Sullivan, Eddie Welch, S.S. Van Dine |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery |
| Keywords | philo vance |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gracie Allen | Gracie Allen |
| Warren William | Philo Vance |
| Ellen Drew | Ann Wilson |
| Kent Taylor | Bill Brown |
| Jed Prouty | Uncle Ambrose |
| Jerome Cowan | Daniel Mirche |
| Donald MacBride | Dist. Atty. John, Markham |
| H.B. Warner | Richard Lawrence |
| William Demarest | Police Sgt. Ernest Heath |
| Judith Barrett | Dixie Del Marr |
| Sam Lee | Thug |
| Al Shaw | Thug |
| Richard Denning | Fred |
| Irving Bacon | Hotel Clerk |
| Jack Baxley | Reporter #2 |
| Don Brodie | Reporter #1 |
| James B. Carson | Hotel Manager |
| Monte Collins | Picnic Master of Ceremonies |
| Edgar Dearing | Motorcycle Officer Corrigan |
| Rube Demarest | Reporter |
| James Flavin | Turnkey |
| Willie Fung | Houseboy |
| William Haade | Hotel Doorman |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Thug |
| George Hickman | Elevator Boy #1 |
| Esther Howard | Florist |
| Jim Kelso | Photographer |
| Colin Kenny | Nightclub Patron |
| Helen MacKellar | Secretary |
| Horace McMahon | Gus |
| Max Mellenger | Thug |
| Frank Meredith | Motorcycle Cop |
| Lee Moore | Benny 'The Buzzard' Nelson |
| Paul Newlan | Fred |
| William H. O'Brien | Nightclub Waiter |
| Ted Oliver | Motorcycle Cop |
| Norman Phillips Jr. | Elevator Boy #3 |
| Addison Richards | Detective |
| Henry Roquemore | Hotel Guest |
| Walter Soderling | Dr. Doremus |
| Robert St. Angelo | Thug |
| Ben Taggart | Policeman |
| Harry Tenbrook | Harry |
| Harry Tyler | Police Photographer |
| Max Wagner | Thug |
| Janet Waldo | Cigarette Girl |
| Phil Warren | Chauffeur |
| Harry Wilson | Thug |
| Florence Wix | Nightclub Patron |
| Lillian Yarbo | Maid |
| Sam Harris | Nightclub Patron |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nat Perrin | Screenplay |
| C. Gardner Sullivan | Screenplay |
| Eddie Welch | Screenplay |
| Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Alfred E. Green | Director |
| S.S. Van Dine | Story |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Gerard Carbonara | Original Music Composer |
| Leo Shuken | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George M. Arthur | Producer |
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Alfred E. Green | Producer |
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