List of 28 Gracie Allen Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

1. International House (1933)

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When Chinese inventor Dr. Wong invites bids for his latest creation, a television-like device, both potential buyers and stealers gather in the metropolitan hotel, International House, in Wuhu, China. One of them, Tommy Nash, the representative of an American electric company, also wants to marry his sweetheart Carol, but after he develops rashes, the whole hotel is quarantined.

Starring:

W. C. Fields, Bela Lugosi, Sterling Holloway, George Burns, Stuart Erwin, Rudy Vallee

Directed By:

A. Edward Sutherland

2. The Big Broadcast (1932)

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Bing Crosby is a singer who is not very serious about his career. He starts having an affair as well, with a woman Mona, which leads to him losing his job. Things get worse after Mona starts cheating on him. He soon meets Texas oil man Leslie McWhinney, who has also been wronged by a woman. He decides to buy the station so that Bill can get his job back.

Starring:

Bing Crosby, George Burns, Stuart Erwin, Leila Hyams, Sharon Lynn

Directed By:

Frank Tuttle

3. The Antique Shop (1931)

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The Antique Shop is a comedy short film which revolves around a man named George, who wants to buy a statue. However, the only thing in his way is an obnoxious sales clerk.

Role:

Miss Allen (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Herschel Mayall, Chester Clute

Directed By:

Ray Cozine

4. Pulling a Bone (1931)

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Role:

Gracie

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute, William Browning, Dorothy Adams

Directed By:

Howard Bretherton

5. Walking the Baby (1933)

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Role:

Mamie (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute

Directed By:

Aubrey Scotto

6. Six of a Kind (1934)

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Six of a Kind is a comedy film that is about two couples on a road trip to Hollywood. However, none of them are aware of the fact that the car carries embezzled funds.

Role:

Gracie Devore

Starring:

George Burns, W. C. Fields, W.C. Fields, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland

Directed By:

Leo McCarey

7. 100% Service (1931)

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Shortly after registering at the Jefferson Hotel, George meets a woman named Gracie at the cigar counter.

Role:

Salesgirl

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute

Directed By:

Ray Cozine

8. Your Hat (1932)

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Role:

Gracie (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute, Barton MacLane

Directed By:

Aubrey Scotto

9. A Damsel in Distress (1937)

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When it is time for the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton to get married, everyone on staff at Tottney Castle begins to place bets on who the lucky man is going to be.

Role:

Gracie

Starring:

Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, Reginald Gardiner

Directed By:

George Stevens

10. Lambchops (1929)

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Lambchops is a comedy film which tells the story of George and Gracie, who are bringing their vaudeville act to the big screen. Meanwhile, Gracie wants to prove to George that she is smart.

Role:

Gracie the Girlfriend (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, George Burns

Directed By:

Murray Roth

11. The Babbling Book (1932)

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Role:

Gracie (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute, Donald Meek

Directed By:

Aubrey Scotto

12. Oh, My Operation (1931)

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Role:

Nurse Allen (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute

Directed By:

Ray Cozine

13. Let's Dance (1933)

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Role:

Gracie, a Dance Hostess (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Barton MacLane

Directed By:

Aubrey Scotto

14. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

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A sailor helps two sisters start a service canteen, and soon falls in love with Jean, the gorgeous one of the two. However, he is unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.

Starring:

Jimmy Durante, Ava Gardner, Lena Horne, June Allyson, Henry O'Neill, Van Johnson

Directed By:

Richard Thorpe

15. Honolulu (1939)

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Honolulu is a musical comedy film which revolves around Brooks Mason, a well-known movie star, who meets a businessman named George Smith. He discovers that Smith is his doppelganger, and looks exactly like him. Tired of his celebrity life, he decides to switch places with Smith for some time. However, after stepping into Smith’s life, he finds himself in a complicated situation, stuck between Smith’s fiancée, and a dancer named Dorothy.

Role:

Millie De Grasse

Starring:

George Burns, Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, Rita Johnson

Directed By:

Edward Buzzell

16. The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

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Role:

Gracie Allen

Starring:

Warren William, Kent Taylor, Judith Barrett, Ellen Drew

Directed By:

Alfred E. Green

17. Many Happy Returns (1934)

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Role:

Gracie Allen

Starring:

Ray Milland, George Burns, George Barbier, Joan Marsh

Directed By:

Norman Z. McLeod

18. College Swing (1938)

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Gracie belonging to the powerful Alden family fails to graduate from the college founded by her grandfather for the ninth year in a row. Therefore, he leaves it in his will that the first female of the family to graduate within 200 years will be the new owner of the college.

Role:

Gracie

Starring:

Betty Grable, Bob Hope, George Burns, Edward Everett Horton

Directed By:

Raoul Walsh

19. Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)

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Role:

Pamela North

Starring:

Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart, Virginia Grey, William Post Jr.

Directed By:

Robert B. Sinclair

20. Here Comes Cookie (1935)

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Here Comes Cookie is a comedy film which tells the story of Harrison Allen, a millionaire, who does not want his daughter Phyllis to marry Ramon, as he believes Ramon is only after their money. Therefore, he decides to sign over all his fortune temporarily to his other daughter Grace, who calls herself ‘Cookie’. While he takes a vacation and goes back to his hometown, Gracie begins to destroy her father’s fortune.

Role:

Gracie Allen

Starring:

George Burns, George Barbier, Andrew Tombes, Betty Furness

Directed By:

Norman Z. McLeod

21. We're Not Dressing (1934)

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Wealthy and spoiled socialite Doris Worthington is being courted by two princes Michael and Alexander, while having a yacht trip. When the yacht capsizes all of the rich spoiled aristocrats take refuge in a tropical island. They are forced to depend on sailor Stephen Jones who Doris dislikes but secretly loves.

Role:

Gracie

Starring:

Carole Lombard, Ethel Merman, Ray Milland, Bing Crosby, George Burns, George Burns

Directed By:

Norman Taurog

22. College Humor (1933)

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This pre-Code musical comedy is based on a story by Dean Fales. Trouble brews when a popular coed gets into calf love with a singing drama teacher.

Starring:

Bing Crosby, George Burns, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle

Directed By:

Wesley Ruggles

23. Love in Bloom (1935)

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Love in Bloom is a musical romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young girl who runs away from her family to make it in New York City. She soon gets involved with a handsome songwriter, and starts to develop feelings for him.

Role:

Gracie Downey

Starring:

George Burns, Dixie Lee, Joe Morrison, J.C. Nugent

Directed By:

Elliott Nugent

24. Fit to Be Tied (1930)

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Fit to be Tied is a comedy short film which revolves around George, who wants to purchase a tie in a store. However, he gets frustrated because the staff would rather sell him other things that he has no use for.

Role:

Miss Allen, a Salesgirl (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, William Browning, Dudley Clayton, June Clayworth

Directed By:

Ray Cozine

25. Once Over, Light (1931)

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Role:

Grace, the Manicurist (as Allen)

Starring:

George Burns, Chester Clute, June Clayworth

Directed By:

Howard Bretherton

26. The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)

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The Big Broadcast of 1937 is a musical comedy film which revolves around a failing radio station which needs to put on a ratings winner in order to have any chance of continued operation.

Role:

Mrs. Platt

Starring:

Jack Benny, Ray Milland, George Burns, Bob Burns

Directed By:

Mitchell Leisen

27. College Holiday (1936)

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College Holiday is a musical comedy film which revolves around a woman hotelier who invites few young men to spend the summer. However, the men are not aware of the fact that they have been chosen to be guinea pigs in an eugenics experiment.

Role:

Calliope 'Gracie' Dove

Starring:

Jack Benny, George Burns, Mary Boland, Martha Raye

Directed By:

Frank Tuttle

28. The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

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This comedy film tells us the story of Spud Miller who tries to save his struggling radio station by winning a broadcast competition.

Role:

Gracie Allen

Starring:

Dorothy Dandridge, Ethel Merman, George Burns, Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Wendy Barrie

Directed By:

Norman Taurog

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Starring:

Marilyn Monroe, Liberace, Oscar Levant, James Stewart, Sean Connery, Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas

Directed By:

Frederick De Cordova, Ralph Levy, Norman Abbott, Seymour Berns, Don Weis

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)

Role:

Gracie Allen (292 episodes, 1950-1958)

Starring:

Mary Wickes, Elinor Donahue, Marion Ross, Carl Reiner, Bea Benaderet, Carl Switzer, Jack Benny

The Bob Cummings Show (1955)

Starring:

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Don Knotts, Angie Dickinson, Bobby Troup, Connie Stevens, George Burns, Bea Benaderet

Directed By:

Norman Tokar, Rod Amateau, Robert Cummings

Startime (1959)

Starring:

George Peppard, Agnes Moorehead, Nanette Fabray, Sydney Pollack, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Rosalind Russell

Directed By:

Alfred Hitchcock, Greg Garrison, Gordon Rigsby, Jack Donohue, Bretaigne Windust

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