The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.4
“A DUMBELLE...who knew too much about MURDER!”
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.
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Movie · 1939
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Cast
70 people
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Also in
A Damsel in Distress
Lambchops
Warren William
Philo Vance
Known for
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Wolf Man
Charles Lang
George M. Arthur
Alfred E. Green
Also in
Ella Cinders
Pierre of the North
S.S. Van Dine
Ellen Drew
Ann Wilson
Known for
Isle of the Dead
Christmas in July
Edith Head
Nat Perrin
Kent Taylor
Bill Brown
Known for
Death Takes a Holiday
I'm No Angel
William LeBaron
Hans Dreier
Alfred E. Green Director · Nat Perrin Screenplay C. Gardner Sullivan Screenplay
United States release June 2, 1939 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 2, 1939
Theatrical
United States · November 18, 2025
Physical · Blu-ray
Denmark
January 29, 1940
Sweden
July 3, 1939
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