Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids.Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids.Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids.
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George M. Carleton
- Frank Powers
- (as George Carleton)
George Chandler
- Telegraph Messenger
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Mayor Appleton
- (uncredited)
Bruce Edwards
- Governor's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
- Abigail - Second Gossip
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Bystander Assisting Emma
- (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
- Motorist Handed Flyer by LeRoy
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Clark Morgan
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first of four feature films from RKO based on Harold Peary's popular radio character "The Great Gildersleeve" that aired on the NBC network from 1941 to 1950. The next two features would be released later the same year, and the fourth released the following year (1944).
- GoofsWhen Mort picks Emma up at the train station, a reflection of the boom mic is clearly visible in the upper left glass pane of the waiting room door.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
- SoundtracksLyonel's aria (M'appari, tutt'amor)
(1847) (uncredited)
from "Martha"
Music by Friedrich von Flotow
Libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
English translation (None so rare, none so fair) unknown
Played on piano by Mary Field and sung by Freddie Mercer in English
Featured review
Gildy and the gang and the usual prantics
The radio show is A-1 and at the top of the heap of Old time Radio and had a cast that was amazing in it's greatness. The movie unfortunately is missing a few beats and cannot live up to the radio version. But you know what? It really doesn't matter much, Gildersleeve is still a delight to watch and there are enough good backup parts to carry the show. The radio show Leroy is not here and that is a major problem. Peavey is here, but he is not much of an actor on the screen. But there is still enough fun and characters to carry us on a charming romp through the days of yore, when fun was fun and it was rate G! I am a big fan of the radio show and also of the television show and I would recommend watching the movies whenever TCM runs them. Usually they run all the movies on the same day, so get your recorders ready.
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- fmazzar771-1
- Jan 20, 2012
Details
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Great Gildersleeve (1942) officially released in Canada in English?
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