tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post2681456876007868722..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Overlooked Films: THE GRACIE ALLEN MURDER CASE (1939)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-57521817235877047512014-05-13T04:07:14.995-07:002014-05-13T04:07:14.995-07:00I remember crying when she died. She was such an o...I remember crying when she died. She was such an original creation--at least to me. Too bad she wasn't better served by the movies. Loved the TV show with George spying on her antics. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-58892768204551676992014-05-12T23:09:02.700-07:002014-05-12T23:09:02.700-07:00Oops, I almost forgot: Say Goodnight, Rittster!
Oops, I almost forgot: Say Goodnight, Rittster!<br />Rittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145597443811879849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-69291082001287414692014-05-12T23:06:47.348-07:002014-05-12T23:06:47.348-07:00Me loves me some Gracie Allen! You're right, E...Me loves me some Gracie Allen! You're right, Evan, Gracie is the hardest character in the world to write for: she appears dumb, but with her own twisted logic she's actually quite brilliant, only she doesn't know it. (Or does she? Hmm...) You pretty much have to be a genius-level writer to make it work. Even in their television show, it comes across as strained to me. So, the question then becomes: where can a Gracie-seeker come across some prime Gracie? Have no fear! The Burns and Allen radio show is really the best showcase for her talent, in my opinion. So seek out any of those shows, from the 1930s and 40s, to find her at her best. The ten-minute short films that she and George made during the 1930s are also mini-classics. They made about 10 or 11 of them, beginning with "Lambchops", in 1929. I would also give her appearances in the movies "International House" and "College Swing" to be decent showcases for her talent. But a number of the other movies I've seen with her are quite mediocre, as you've found "The Gracie Allen Murder Case" to be. And there you have it, sir: Ritt's thesis on the wit and wisdom of Gracie Allen.Rittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145597443811879849noreply@blogger.com