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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.
Original Release
12/17/1942
US Release
12/17/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harold Peary | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve |
| Jane Darwell | Aunt Emma Forrester |
| Nancy Gates | Marjorie Forrester / Marjorie 'Margie' Forrester |
| Charles Arnt | Judge Horace Hooker |
| Freddie Mercer | LeRoy Forrester |
| Thurston Hall | Governor John Stafford / Governor Jonathan Stafford |
| Lillian Randolph | Birdie Lee Calkins / Birdie Scoggins |
| Mary Field | Amelia Hooker |
| George M. Carleton | Frank Powers |
| George Chandler | Messenger / Telegraph Messenger |
Directors
Writers
Jack Townley, Julien Josephson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harold Peary | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve |
| Jane Darwell | Aunt Emma Forrester |
| Nancy Gates | Marjorie Forrester / Marjorie 'Margie' Forrester |
| Charles Arnt | Judge Horace Hooker |
| Freddie Mercer | LeRoy Forrester |
| Thurston Hall | Governor John Stafford / Governor Jonathan Stafford |
| Lillian Randolph | Birdie Lee Calkins / Birdie Scoggins |
| Mary Field | Amelia Hooker |
| George M. Carleton | Frank Powers |
| George Chandler | Messenger / Telegraph Messenger |
| John Dilson | Mayor Appleton |
| Bruce Edwards | Governor's Secretary |
| Fern Emmett | Second Old Crow / Abigail - Second Gossip |
| Franklyn Farnum | Bystander Assisting Emma |
| Eddie Hall | Motorist Handed Flyer by LeRoy |
| Donald Kerr | Photographer |
| Clark Morgan | Country Club Member |
| William J. O'Brien | Country Club Member |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Country Club Member |
| Anne O'Neal | Martha, an old crow / Martha - First Gossip |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herman Schlom | Producer |
