I listened to the great gildersleeve about ten years ago and they became my bedtime pal. All starred harold peary as gildersleeve and all were directed by gordon douglas, and produced for rko by herman schlom. A spinoff character from the fibber mcgee and molly show, gildersleeve was broadcast from 1941 to 1957 and was so wellreceived that peary reprised the role in four motion pictures and three. I thought the other 3 were great but the ghost one may be the best. Apparently he was a very popular on radio in its day. Gildersleeve gets himself into trouble while on jury duty. Enjoy over 500 episodes of the great gildersleeve on mp3 cd available from old time radio. Gildersleeve is one of my favorite comedy shows from the old time radio shows.
While this is certainly true, there is much more to the show than that. The thanksgiving and christmas episodes with harold perry are my favorite. With harold peary, billie burke, claire carleton, richard legrand. Gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeve on broadway 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. She was never afraid to contradict her boss, and more often than not actually got in the last word. Watch gildersleeve s bad day full movie in hd visit movie 190499 gildersleeve has jury duty. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Gildersleeve raises his orphaned niece and nephew in the small town of summerfield in this critically acclaimed radio comedy. The great gildersleeve 1942 directed by gordon douglas. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Rko jumped on the bandwagon with pearys first starring vehicle, the great gildersleeve, released on january 3, 1943, and followed it in may with gildersleeves bad day. The great gildersleeve came from the fibber mcgee and molly radio show. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. Youre entering an exquisite world thats genuine, unique, wonderful, and with. Great gildersleeve free downloads new episodes are available regularly come back often. The great gildersleeve 1942 was the first of four gildersleeve films to be released during the war. The younger sister of actress amanda randolph, lillian was born in knoxville, tn, in 1898, the daughter of a. The great gildersleeve receives a lot of notice for being the first successful spinoff program, where a character from one show leaves and a new program is built around them. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 19411 to 1958. Freddie mercer, harold peary, and lillian randolph in the great gildersleeve 1942. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. Gildys romance with leila continued through the 194243 season and climaxed at the alter on years final show, june 27, 1943, posted below. The radio spirits content library consists of more than 60,000 classic radio shows.
Im not too familiar with harold pearys character gildersleeve, except that hes turned up in a few movies ive seen. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. The gildersleeve program ran from 1941 to 1957and in 1942, peary brought the character to the big screen in the first of four films for rko, the great gildersleeve. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 full movie download full. The great gildersleeve 1942 full movie download full hd. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. Peary brings his pompous radio show character, throckmorton p. Nancy gates, freddie mercer, and harold peary in gildersleeves bad day 1943. Throckmorton p gildersleeve peary is a loveable rotund man, but also somewhat of a pompous windbag, who lives in the town of summerfield. I wish i could be with anyone who has taken an interest in otr or has loved it for awhile, and has yet to be inducted into the gildersleeve series.
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. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 the great gildersleeve finds himself up to his neck in gangsters after hes appointed jury foreman at a mobsters trial. Gildersleeve, to the screen in this 5 film collection. The great gildersleeve 1942 this film is probably the truest to the radio program. Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. The episodes and cast of radios first spinoff show. The great gildersleeve movie collection full frame. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly.
Walter tetley, the voice of leroy on the radio series, appears in this film in the role of the butler who shows gildersleeve how to woo a woman. The series was built around the character throckmorton p. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first spinoff series. Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husbandhunting woman and two helpful kids. Birdie was a stereotypical black character, but lillian randolph played her with life and joy. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 full movie download full hd.
Watch gildersleeves bad day full movie in hd visit gildersleeve has jury duty. Levinson, which ran from 1941 to 1950, this was the first of four films in the gildersleeves series produced and distributed by rko radio pictures. The great gildersleeve 1942 the great gildersleeve. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 gildersleeve on broadway. The great gildersleeve single episodes internet archive. The films promotion helped the great gildersleeve become one of the eight new. Unfortunately for gildersleeve, the woman is the unmarried sister of judge hooker.
Watch the great gildersleeve full movie in hd visit movie 111618 a smalltown blowhard runs for water commissioner while fight. Listen to 468 episodes of the great gildersleeve for free. This show was one of the first spinoff programs and evolved from the old fibber mcgee and molly. The character who is allowed to grow the most in the sixteen years that the great gildersleeve stayed on the air is throckmortons pretty niece, marjorie. The screenplay was written by jack townley and julien josephson, and the film stars. Outside of the home, the softhearted yet blustery bachelor works as a water commissioner and romances the local ladies. The plot has a lot of gags and bits, but the central point is that a woman mistakenly thinks gildersleeve has proposed to her. Their were two different actors that played gildersleeve, harold peary, or willard waterman.
In the early years of the show she is a pretty and popular young woman, finishing high school, but not quite ready to face the world as an adult. August, 1945 with harold peary and the radio show cast reprising their film roles. With harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, charles arnt. Gildersleeve on broadway is the third of the four films based on the popular radio series, the great gildersleeve, which ran on the radio from 1942 until 1956. Recently, i came back to the series and decided to listen to them starting with season 1. The great gildersleeve was a vastly popular radio show starring harold peary that followed the comical exploits of throckmorton p. Gildersleeve makes an eloquent appeal for bond purchases. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 1941 to 1958. The great gildersleeve, released on january 3, 1943, and followed it in may. Watch the great gildersleeve full movie in hd visit a smalltown blowhard runs for water commissioner while fight. Old time radio shows from radio spirits that have been digitally remastered and are available in cassette, cd, and dvd formats. On a mission to new york, two women pursue gildersleeve. Well the great gildersleeves vacation likes everyone elses has come to an end and our hero full of new health and vigour is about to take up again the task of guarding, purifying and distributing summerfields water supply. Ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that.
The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. The great gildersleeve ran from 1941 to 1957 and since this jar lid says hilarious new comedy, 1941 is probably the vintage of this lid. It had to do with his ancestors which are briefly in the film. As an added treat, viewers can take a gander at the great gildersleeve s gueststarring gig alongside an allstar radio role call in the lucille ballvictor mature romantic romp, seven days leave. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 26 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 second unit director or assistant director 1 sound department 1 special effects by. The picture was the second in the gildersleeves series produced and distributed by rko radio pictures, based on the popular nbc radio program, the great gildersleeve, created by leonard l. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch gildersleeve on broadway full movie in hd visit movie 73429 on a trip to new york, a smalltown blowhard gets caught betwee. The great gildersleeve was my favorite radio show as a child. Gildersleeves bad day is a 1943 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from a screenplay by jack townley. Gildersleeve on broadway is a 1943 american film starring harold peary as his radio character the great gildersleeve. It is the third of four gildersleeve features, others were the great gildersleeve 1942, gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. After a change in scriptwriters in january 1943, the confrontations slowly.
Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. Other films in the series were gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeve on broadway 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. One of the very first spinoff sensations, throckmorton p. Gildersleeve, played by harold peary, began as a supporting character on the fibber mcgee and molly show, during the days when it was produced in chicago.
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