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Director:
Gordon Douglas
Writers:
Jack Townley (screenplay) and
Julien Josephson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 January 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
"GILDY'S" A SCREEN STAR NOW! One Of Radio's Biggest Laugh Shows On the Screen For The FIRST TIME! more
Plot:
Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
an absolute delight more

Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
62 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #8843) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

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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). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Peeks at Hollywood (1945) more
Soundtrack:
Lyonel's aria (M'appari, tutt'amor) more

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an absolute delight, 20 June 2008
10/10
Author: guenzeld from United States

You don't have to be an old-time radio buff to enjoy films like this. If you're simply an admirer of good comedy, that's enough.

All the GILDERSLEEVE films made by RKO in the 1940s were thoroughly enjoyable, and this first one of the series was one of the very, very best. Of course it all hangs on Harold Peary's performance as the blustering Throckmorton Gildersleeve and he doesn't disappoint for a single moment. His performance is fresh, original and warm and he brings to the part a believability that rises above the occasional well-handled slapstick interludes. Peary was one of a kind and, as they say, we shall not look upon his like again.

Jane Darwell, fresh from her Oscar-winning performance in John Ford's THE GRAPES OF WRATH, added solid support as Aunt Emma, while the rest of the cast (which included some of the original radio stars) added much to the fun.

This pre-babyboomer piece of Americana is highly recommended for its wit, its charm and its evocation of the better USA that once was. Let's hope Warner Brothers (who now own the RKO films) will get these onto blu-ray or DVD real soon.

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