The Great Gildersleeve (film)
The Great Gildersleeve is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. Based on the popular NBC radio series The Great Gildersleeve created by Leonard L. Levinson, which ran from 1941 to 1950, this was the first of four films in the Gildersleeve's series produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jack Townley and Julien Josephson, and the film stars Harold Peary and Jane Darwell. Other films in the series were Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943), Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943), Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944).
| The Great Gildersleeve | |
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas William Dorfman (assistant) |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Written by | Jack Townley Julien Josephson |
| Starring | Harold Peary Jane Darwell |
| Music by | Constantin Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | John Lockert |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Cast
- Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
- Jane Darwell as Aunt Emma Forrester
- Nancy Gates as Marjorie Forrester
- Charles Arnt as Judge Horace Hooker
- Freddie Mercer as Leroy Forrester
- Thurston Hall as Governor John Stafford
- Lillian Randolph as Birdie Lee Calkins
- Mary Field as Amelia Hooker
- George Carleton as Frank Powers
- George Chandler as Messenger Boy
References
- "The Great Gildersleeve: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
External links
- The Great Gildersleeve on IMDb
- The Great Gildersleeve at AllMovie
- The Great Gildersleeve at the TCM Movie Database
- The Great Gildersleeve at the American Film Institute Catalog
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