The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew,
Kent Taylor, Jed Prouty, Jerome Cowan
1939 • BW • 78 minutes
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.