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Gracie Allen is a Actor American born on 25 july 1895 at San Francisco (USA)

Gracie Allen

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Birth name Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen
Nationality USA
Birth 25 july 1895 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 27 august 1964 (at 69 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964), was an American comedienne who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband and "straight man" George Burns. For contributions to the television industry, Gracie Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard. The team of Burns and Allen was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1988.

Usually with

George Burns
George Burns
(15 films)
Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer
(4 films)
Francis Martin
Francis Martin
(5 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(5 films)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
(4 films)
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Filmography of Gracie Allen (18 films)

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Actress

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
, 2h4
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, Tom Drake, Henry Stephenson, Henry O'Neill
Roles Gracie Allen - Concerto Number
Rating65% 3.293263.293263.293263.293263.29326
Two sisters, Jean and Patsy Deyo, are born into a vaudeville family, and when they grow up, start an act themselves. One night, they invite a bunch of servicemen to their apartment. They are both attracted to a sailor named Johnny. Jean points out to Johnny an unused nearby warehouse they wish they could make into a canteen to entertain the troops.
Mr. and Mrs. North
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
, 1h7
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Gracie Allen, Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart, Virginia Grey, Tom Conway, Felix Bressart
Roles Pamela North
Rating59% 2.9968052.9968052.9968052.9968052.996805
Jerry North (William Post Jr.) and his wife Pam (Gracie Allen) return home after a night away in a holiday spirit. The spirit soon vanishes when the body of a man falls out of the liquor closet. The corpse is identified as Stanley Brent, the estranged husband of Carol Brent (Rose Hobart), a friend of Pam's. As the clues are unearthed, it appears that some member of the North's social circle, who knew they would be away, gained entrance to their apartment, asked Brent to come there and murdered him. Pam tries to establish alibis for all of her friends, and in doing so inadvertently established who killed Brent.
Honolulu
Honolulu (1939)
, 1h42
Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Rita Johnson, Bess Flowers
Roles Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse
Rating64% 3.245483.245483.245483.245483.24548
Inspired by stories about doppelgängers and identical twins such as The Prince and the Pauper, Honolulu features Young in a dual role as Brooks Mason—a top movie star—and as Hawaiʻi-based businessman George Smith. Mason is tired of being in the public eye, so when he discovers that Smith is close enough to be his twin, he arranges to switch places with Smith temporarily. When Mason steps into Smith's life, he finds himself in a tug-of-war between Smith's fiancée, and a dancer named Dorothy March (Powell), with whom he has fallen in love. Meanwhile, Smith discovers that being a famous movie star is not all that it is made out to be.
College Swing
College Swing (1938)
, 1h26
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Edward Everett Horton
Roles Gracie Alden
Rating60% 3.002263.002263.002263.002263.00226
It's 1738, and Gracie Alden (Gracie Allen) of the powerful Alden family fails to graduate from the college founded by her grandfather for the ninth year in a row, so he leaves it in his will to the first female of the family to graduate within 200 years. At the deadline, in 1938, another Gracie Alden, the last girl of the line, is having trouble with her studies, so she hires fast-talking Bud Brady (Bob Hope) to help her. Her efforts are opposed by woman-hating professor Hubert Dash (Edward Everett Horton) and his secretary George Jones (George Burns), who don't want to see their beloved college fall into the hands of an empty-headed nit-wit like Gracie.
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
, 1h38
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Constance Collier
Roles Gracie
Rating67% 3.395233.395233.395233.395233.39523
Everyone on staff at Tottney Castle knows that the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, so a wager is proposed as to the identity of the lucky man. With all the likely candidates already claimed, young footman Albert places a bet on a "Mr. X," someone totally out of the blue.
College Holiday
College Holiday (1936)
, 1h26
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Mary Boland, Dorothy Lamour
Roles Calliope Dove
Rating57% 2.860192.860192.860192.860192.86019
A lady hotelier with an interest in eugenics invites some young men to spend the summer.
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
, 1h37
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Lyda Roberti
Roles Gracie
Rating57% 2.856062.856062.856062.856062.85606
Radio station W.H.Y. owner Spud Miller (Jack Oakie), also functions as the station's only announcer while his comic partner Smiley Goodwin (Henry Wadsworth) serves as the house singer, Lochinvar, The Great Lover, "the idol of millions of women." Both Spud and Smiley play the role of Lochinvar. Facing the prospect of bankruptcy, Spud welcomes the suggestions of George Burns and Gracie Allen, who attempt to sell an invention, The Radio Eye, invented by Gracie Allen's uncle, a television device which can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere. Burns and Allen ask Miller for an advance of $5,000 for the invention. Spud decides to enter an international broadcast competition with a prize of $250,000.
We're Not Dressing
We're Not Dressing (1934)
, 1h14
Directed by Norman Taurog, Benjamin Glazer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Ray Milland
Roles Gracie Martin
Rating60% 3.0017553.0017553.0017553.0017553.001755
Spoiled socialite Doris Worthington (Lombard) is sailing the Pacific with her friend Edith (Merman) and her Uncle Hubert (Errol), while being courted by Prince Michael (Milland) and Prince Alexander (Henry). She is bored, however, and finds entertainment in verbal sparring with one of the sailors, Stephen Jones (Crosby). During one of their battles, Doris slaps Stephen, who retaliates by kissing her and gets fired. In a drunken accident, Uncle Hubert runs the yacht onto a reef in the fog. Stephen rescues the unconscious Doris as the others flee the capsized ship, and everyone makes it to the tropical island although the princes claim credit for Doris’s rescue. Unfortunately, the only person with any survival skills is Stephen, and the socialites are quick to demand that he gather food and build shelter. Stephen attempts to divide up the work but the haughty passengers snub his leadership so he fends for himself. The smells from Stephen’s dinner of mussels and coconuts soon entice the hungry passengers to gather their own food; all except Doris, who tricks Stephen to get his food and gets slapped in turn. The group is forced to cooperate, although Doris remains indignant and infuriated.
Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind (1934)
, 1h2
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W. C. Fields, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Alison Skipworth
Roles Gracie Devore
Rating66% 3.3393453.3393453.3393453.3393453.339345
Le film met en scène trois couples qui vont se croiser contre leur gré et dont les rencontres vont provoquer une série de catastrophes et de quiproquos. Le premier couple est formé des époux Whinney, la quarantaine, lui employé de banque, qui désire prendre 15 jours de vacances. Madame Whinney afin d'économiser sur le prix du voyage propose de prendre un autre couple en co-voiturage mais sans le dire à son mari. Le couple en question, Georges et Gracie est atypique, non marié, jeune, la fille simplette et extravagante, l'homme ronchon, et pour couronner le tout, ils sont accompagnés d'un énorme chien qui n'aime pas trop qu'on le contrarie. Fergusson, un collègue de Whinney trouve un stratagème afin que ce dernier emporte dans sa valise de l'argent qu'il a dérobé dans le coffre de la banque. Mais les excentricités de Gracie font que nos deux couples de vacanciers ont fait un détour improbable et ne se trouve pas à l’hôtel où ils devaient descendre et où le collègue devait récupérer les fonds. Finalement les deux couples après s'être fait détrousser de leur argent (mais pas de celui de la valise) et leurs bijoux par des bandits de grand chemins arrivent pour la nuit dans une petite ville de l’Ouest où nous découvrons le troisième couple, il s’agit du Shérif John Hoxley (W. C. Fields) et de son épouse qui gère l’hôtel. Sur place, Whinney télégraphie à la banque afin qu'on lui débloque des fonds pour payer leur nuit d'hôtel. La police qui le soupçonnait peut ainsi le localiser, mais également Fergusson. Après une série de quiproquos à répétition, Fergusson sera arrêté, Whinney blanchi, quant à Georges et Gracie ils retrouveront un autre couple de pigeons pour continuer leur route.
College Humor
College Humor (1933)
, 1h20
Directed by Frank Butler, Claude Binyon, Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Roles Gracie
Rating59% 2.9530952.9530952.9530952.9530952.953095
Barney Shirrel (Oakie) starts his first semester at Mid West University and works his way up in the fraternity with the help of Tex Roust (Joe Sawyer) and Mondrake (Arlen), an alcoholic college football star. Barney is passionate about engineering and the law, and between his varied studies, football, and the fraternity, he neglects his girl friend Amber (Kornman). In the next term, Mondrake gives his class sweater to Barney's sister Barbara (Carlisle). His drinking problem intensifies, however, when he learns that Barbara is falling in love with Professor Danvers (Crosby), the singing drama teacher. When Mondrake fails to show up at an important football game against a rival university, Danvers finds him in jail. With the school's reputation at stake, Danvers has him released and takes him to the football field in time to play in the game.