The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

62 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1942

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

The Great Gildersleeve

62 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1942

The Great Gildersleeve
A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Great Gildersleeve
Directors Gordon Douglas
Writers Jack Townley, Julien Josephson

Cast

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

Loren Raker

as Court Clerk