The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Jack Townley (screenplay) and
Julien Josephson (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 January 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

"GILDY'S" A SCREEN STAR NOW! One Of Radio's Biggest Laugh Shows On the Screen For The FIRST TIME!

Plot:

Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Nephew | Niece | Sleeping Bag | Cat

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Harold Peary	...	Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Jane Darwell	...	Aunt Emma Forrester
Nancy Gates	...	Marjorie Forrester
Charles Arnt	...	Judge Horace Hooker
Freddie Mercer	...	LeRoy Forrester
Thurston Hall	...	Governor John Stafford
Lillian Randolph	...	Birdie Lee Calkins
Mary Field	...	Amelia Hooker
George M. Carleton	...	Frank Powers (as George Carleton)

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #8843) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

This was the first of four feature films based on Harold Peary's popular radio character "The Great Gildersleeve". The next two features would be released later the same year, and the fourth released the following year (1944).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Brothers O'Toole (1973)

Soundtrack:

Lyonel's aria (M'appari, tutt'amor)

A Funny Man

Harold Peary played the good role of Gildersleeve. His laugh was his trademark. He use to be in radio, before coming to movies. In one episode I like was when the bicycle split into going in separate directions and he yelled LeRoy. This was funny. We need more movies of this gender.