The Gracie Allen Murder Case

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Overview

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.

Cast: Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Jed Prouty, more

Director: Alfred E. Green

Genres: Comedy, Mystery

Cast

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

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Jack Baxley

Reporter #2

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