Gildersleeves bad day 1943 the great gildersleeve finds himself up to his neck in gangsters after hes appointed jury foreman at a mobsters trial. Freddie mercer, harold peary, and lillian randolph in the great gildersleeve 1942. The films promotion helped the great gildersleeve become one of the eight new. With harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, charles arnt. The great gildersleeve was a happy endeavor where great talent met with great writing. On may 16, 1941, the great gildersleeve radio program auditioned for american audiences. Gildersleeves nephew leroy did not put his comic books away to the. The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the u. The great gildersleeve, a sitcom aired on nbc radio from august 31, 1941 to 1957, was a spinoff from another popular comedy series fibber mcgee and molly, or fmam.
The great gildersleeve, released on january 3, 1943, and followed it in may with. Springtime in summerfield gildy repairs his car car. Gildersleeves bad day is a 1943 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from a screenplay by jack townley. Usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs topics old time radio, the great gildersleeve, willard waterman. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. The great gildersleeve 1942 was the first of four gildersleeve films to be released during the war. Joe cotten steps in stc pages 6 and 7 the great gildersleeve moves up 5. Jun 12, 20 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 gordon douglas, harold peary. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 gildersleeves bad day 1943. The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. His own show began after he leaves his home in wistful vista and moves to summerfield to become the legal guardian of his niece and nephew marjorie and leroy. Gildersleeve s bad day streaming complet streaming.
The great gildersleeve 1942 in addition to being one of radios longestrunning shows 19411957, the great gildersleeve is wisely credited as the first spinoff series. Gildersleeve gets himself into trouble while on jury duty. Warhawk 40 favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite may 17, 2009 subject. Nov 23, 2011 great gildersleeve episode titled christmas stray puppy. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 gordon douglas, harold peary, billie burke, claire carleton, comedy may 24, 2017 a drug supply company plans to go out of business, which could force peavey the druggist to close up shop. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 1941 to 1958.
May 10, 2018 ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that. In the early years of the show she is a pretty and popular young woman, finishing high school, but not. It is the third of four gildersleeve features, others were the great gildersleeve 1942, gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 gordon douglas synopsis.
While this is certainly true, there is much more to the show than that. The great gildersleeve radio program was one of the first spinoffs in broadcast history. One of the very first spinoff sensations, throckmorton p. At the time, this aired just before jack bennys grapenuts and gra. Gildersleeve s bad day streaming complet streaming en francais.
The great gildersleeve 1942 a spinster mary field tries to force throckmorton p. 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. Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unfortunately for gildersleeve, the woman is the unmarried sister of judge hooker. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first spinoff series. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. Other films in the series were others were gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeve on broadway 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. The great gildersleeve radio show was a spinoff of the johnsons wax program with fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve single episodes internet archive. The great gildersleeve approved 1h 2min comedy 2 january 1943 usa gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husbandhunting woman and two helpful kids.
Wearing one of matildas dresses, peavy arrives at the party as mrs. Gildersleeve graduated from thorn in fibber mcgees side youre a harrrrd man. Through no fault of his own, gildersleeve comes under suspicion of taking a bribe. The great gildersleeve came from the fibber mcgee and molly radio show. After gildy calls peavy for help, leroy suggest that peavy pose as mrs. Telecharger gildersleeve on broadway film complet en francais. I was a war baby and was brought up on radio shows such as gildersleeve.
Gildersleeve on broadway 1943 gordon douglas, harold. This time gildersleeve is a juror in the trial of a bank robber. Harold peary played the title character throughout the 1940s. Springtime in summerfield gildy repairs his car car wreck with hooker by remember this. Telecharger the great gildersleeve film complet en francais. Their were two different actors that played gildersleeve, harold peary, or willard waterman.
That final broadcast from june 14, 1950, complete with pearys extensive. Throckmorton p gildersleeve peary is a loveable rotund man, but also somewhat of a pompous windbag, who lives in the town of summerfield. Starting in 1935, harold peary had played various characters named gildersleeve on the radio comedy fibber mcgee and molly before settling on his great gildersleeve characterization as a lovable small. Written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. Turns out the woman falls for him as does a moneyhungry blonde claire clarleton, which doesnt sit too well with the real girlfriend ann doran.
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. Originally gildy was one of the neighbors of fibber mcgee and molly. Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husbandhunting woman and two helpful kids. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. 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, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. 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 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. These movies have harold peary, he was my favorite. Second in rkos shortlived great gildersleeve series based on the popular radio show. Income tax time the great gildersleeve comedy old time. Telecharger gildersleeve on broadway film complet en.
The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. In a wartime broadcast, a fantasy comic book club was mentioned. Unfortunately for gildersleeve, the woman is the unmarried sister of. Overview of gildersleeve on broadway, 1943, directed by gordon douglas, with harold peary, billie burke, claire carleton, at turner classic movies. Gildersleeve, was a reoccurring character on the famous radio program, fibber mcgee and molly. Actor harold peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in a quartet of feature films released at. Oct 12, 2011 great gildersleeve episode titled haunted house. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. Starting in 1935, harold peary had played various characters named gildersleeve on the radio comedy fibber mcgee and molly before settling on his great gildersleeve.
Gildersleeves bad day 1943 cast and crew moviefone. Great gildersleeve episode titled christmas stray puppy. Great gildersleeve episode titled memorial day parade. 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. Assorted citizens of summerfield, including gildersleeve of radio fame, sit on a jury in the trial. 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. Harold peary is very enjoyable as the pompous gildersleeve. The screenplay was written by jack townley and julien josephson, and the film. 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.
However gildy would also spend time under the stewardship of willard waterman. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Laura takes the news of gildys wife with grace, and agrees to sign the contract anyway. The movie unfortunately is missing a few beats and cannot live up to the radio version. The series was built around the character throckmorton p. Popular videos the great gildersleeve the great gildersleeve topic. Apparently he was a very popular on radio in its day. Im not too familiar with harold pearys character gildersleeve, except that hes turned up in a few movies ive seen. Gildersleeves bad day film gildersleeves bad day 10 may 1943. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. Ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that.
Telecharger the great gildersleeve film complet en. The great gildersleeve 1942 this film is probably the truest to the radio program. The plot has a lot of gags and bits, but the central point is that a woman mistakenly thinks gildersleeve has proposed to her. Gildersleeve on broadway is a 1943 american film starring harold peary as his radio character the great gildersleeve. Gildersleeve raises his orphaned niece and nephew in the small town of summerfield in this critically acclaimed radio comedy.
Outside of the home, the softhearted yet blustery bachelor works as a water commissioner and romances the local ladies. The screenplay was written by jack townley and julien josephson, and the film stars. On a mission to new york, two women pursue gildersleeve. The first show was broadcast on august 31, 1941, sponsored by parkay margarine. The great gildersleeve finds himself up to his neck in gangsters after hes appointed jury foreman at a mobsters trial. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first spinoffs, and one of its most sucessful. This time its jury duty for the great gildersleeve and hes chosen as foreman in gildersleeves bad day.
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