The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

Name: The Great Gildersleeve
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1942-12-17
Duration: 62 min
Cast: Harold Peary, Freddie Mercer, Nancy Gates, Jane Darwell, Lillian Randolph

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

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Released 1942-12-17 · 62 min · Comedy

Directed by Gordon Douglas

Part of The Great Gildersleeve Collection

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