The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) DVD-R

Starring Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Jed Prouty, Jerome Cowan,
H.B. Warner, William Demarest
Directed by Alfred E. Green

Print: black/white
Runtime: 78 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

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