The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

Now! Radio's Rare Comic In His Own FUN SHOW On the Screen!

Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 1942-12-17
User Rating: 5.9/10 from 4 ratings
Runtime: 1h 2min
Language: English
Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Gordon Douglas
Writers: Jack Townley, Julien Josephson.

5.9

From 4 Ratings

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Summary

A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.

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Cast
Crew

Harold Peary

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Freddie Mercer

as Leroy Forrester
Nancy Gates

as Marjorie 'Margie' Forrester
Jane Darwell

as Aunt Emma Forrester
Lillian Randolph

as Birdie Scoggins
Mary Field

as Amelia Hooker
Charles Arnt

as Judge Horace Hooker
Thurston Hall

as Governor Jonathan Stafford
George Carpenter

as Frank Powers
John Dilson

as Mayor Appleton
Syd Saylor

as Phil, the carpenter
Anne O'Neal

as Martha, an old crow
Fern Emmett

as Second Old Crow
Herb Vigran

as George, the jeweller
Donald Kerr

as Photographer
George Chandler

as Messenger
Russell Wade

as Charles, the chauffeur
Bruce Edwards

as Governor's Secretary
Lorin Raker

as Court Clerk

Directing	Gordon Douglas	Director
Editing	John Lockert	Editor
Production	Herman Schlom	Producer
Writing	Jack Townley	Screenplay
Writing	Julien Josephson	Screenplay
Camera	Frank Redman	Director of Photography