Replaces otrr certified accurate and otrr certified complete. Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in four feature films released at the height of the shows popularity. In the mid 1950s peary gained a couple of turns in dramas, albeit small parts. The great gildersleeve 1942 was the first of four gildersleeve films to be released during the war. Willard waterman stars as radios romantic water commissioner in twenty laughfilled episodes of the great gildersleeve. The great gildersleeves the great gildersleeve was network radios first and most successful spinoff series. The great gildersleeve was a happy endeavor where great talent met with great writing. While this is certainly true, there is much more to the show than that. It moves the title character from the mcgees wistful vista to summerfield, where gildersleeve oversees his late brotherinlaws estate and rears his orphaned niece and nephew, marjorie and leroy forrester. The great gildersleeve, old time radio show, 430221 the keystone club recreation of a lost episode by the classic archives old time radio channel. The great gildersleeve movie collection dvd, 20 for. Built around throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, a. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link.
Well written and well acted im glad theres lots more of these i havent heard yet. Gildersleeve, played by harold peary, began as a supporting character on the fibber mcgee and molly show, during the days when it was produce. Raising his too smart nephew leroy, he leans on his secretary bessie and tries to ignore the advice of housekeeper birdie. The great gildersleeve cast and characters tv guide.
This page lists people with the surname gildersleeve. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. Jan 24, 2017 his outrageous popularity on radio would morph into a film career with enormous success as the great gildersleeve in eleven different films. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. Walter tetley, the voice of leroy on the radio series, appears in this film in the role of the butler who shows gildersleeve how to woo a. Gildersleeve, which began as a supporting character on radios fibber mcgee and molly in 1938. Walter tetley costars as nephew leroy, with mary lee robb as niece marjorie, and lillian randolph as housekeeper birdie lee coggins.
Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere. The great gildersleeve premiered on nbc on august 31, 1941. One of her glassshatterers may be the best horror film scream of all time. The series was built around the character throckmorton p. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the great gildersleeve with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at.
Im not too familiar with harold pearys character gildersleeve, except that hes turned up in a few movies ive seen. The great gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1940s. A complete guide to all the new original series and. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs.
Gildersleeve on broadway is a 1943 american film starring harold peary as his radio character the great gildersleeve. The nostalgia pages forums view forum the great gildersleeve. The shows the great gildersleeve, gildersleeves bad day. It is the third of four gildersleeve features, others were the great gildersleeve 1942, gildersleeve s bad day 1943, gildersleeve s ghost 1944. A film being shot at city hall about a water commissioner has big ham gildersleeve dreaming of becoming a movie star.
Great gildersleeve tv shows willard waterman repeats his radio role as throckmorton p. I like fibber mcgee and molly but in my opinion the great gildersleeve spinoff is a better show. Gildersleeve, the portly, pompous water commissioner of summerfield waterman had taken over from the original gildersleeve, harold peary, in 1955. Shop the great gildersleeve movie collection dvd at best buy. Throckmorton p gildersleeve peary is a loveable rotund man, but also somewhat of a pompous windbag, who lives in the town of summerfield. 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. Apparently he was a very popular on radio in its day. The great gildersleeve 19411957, was initially written by leonard lewis levinson. The visit from cousin octavia was broadcast on dec. The great gildersleeve was my favorite radio show as a child. Unfortunately, the above quoted line is the best line in the film and comes early on when the plot involves two ghosts of gildersleeve s ancestors rising from the grave and deciding to help him become police commissioner. In the spring of 1941, the needham, louis and brorby advertising agency gave hal peary a green light to record an audition program based on the various gildersleeve characters which he had developed and portrayed on the fibber mcgee and molly show, over the preceding few years.
The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. It is the third of four gildersleeve features, others were the great gildersleeve 1942, gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. The character was built around throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, an individual who had been a staple on the classic radio sitcom fibber mcgee and molly. My name is jim hendrickson and i have list of things i am trying to collect and it must be complete,my friends have called me a completeistmy spellingfor many years and this is my blog. It had to do with his ancestors which are briefly in the film. The great gildersleeve gildys all american boy s1e32 public domain comedy tv series full.
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. Harold hal peary july 25, 1908 march 30, 1985 was an american actor, comedian and singer in radio, films, television, and animation. Gildersleeves ghost is a 1944 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from an original screenplay by robert e. The original lineup included the great radio actress, lurene tuttle sheriffs wife in pyscho and landlady in the ghost and mr. A film being shot at city hall about a water commissioner has big ham gildersleeve dreaming of becoming a. Great gildersleeves episode gildy goes broke video youtube. This was the first of four feature films from rko based on harold pearys popular radio character the great. Gildersleeve on broadway is the third of the four films based on the popular radio series, the great gildersleeve, which ran on the radio from 1942 until 1956. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. The character proved to be so popular with audiences by 1941 that peary got his own radio comedy show, the great. The great gildersleeve movie collection by harold peary. The great gildersleeve, old time radio show youtube.
Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was o. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 1941 to 1958. Unfortunately, the above quoted line is the best line in the film and comes early on when the plot involves two ghosts of gildersleeve s ancestors rising from the grave and deciding to. As this list proves, 2018 hasnt disappointed moviegoers when it comes to hot and heavy movies. Randolph received backlash for completing voiceover work as a maid in several. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. By 1929, he had his own radio show and got his big break in 1935 when he was cast in the fibber mcgee and molly show as throckmorton gildersleeve. 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. Today is the 72nd anniversary of the debut of radios greatest sitcom the great gildersleeve. Sep 19, 2012 the great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard lewis levinson, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. At one time, the mp3 encodes appearing on this page were considered the gold standard. Gildersleeve immortalized harold peary, whose voice is distinct in entertainment history, an unusual talent, a vocalgenius and facially, unparalleled with his often petulant and mischievous expressions, adding to him a sincere and gracious smile.
The great gildersleeve old time radio original radio broadcasts on. The great gildersleeve movie collection dvd best buy. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Feb 28, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the great gildersleeve the radio theme players themes like old times 90 of the most famous original radio themes, vol. The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the u. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. There were 552 episodes of which 514 are available at last count. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Jan 04, 2014 fire tv 4k ultra hd with alexa voice control echo dot 2nd gen smart speaker with alexa roku express hd stream.
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. Gildy encourages leroy to build a raft and float down river from summerville like a modernday huck finn. It was open for about ten years in the 197080s and then became a flophouse before being taken over by project renewal as kenton hall and used as a shelter for methadone users. The great gildersleeves was a hard rock and punk rock venue at 331 bowery in manhattan. The great gildersleeve, old time radio show, 411005 investigate the city jail. The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. The movie unfortunately is missing a few beats and cannot live up to the radio version. These movies have harold peary, he was my favorite. The radio show is a1 and at the top of the heap of old time radio and had a cast that was amazing in its greatness. They may not be the best movies of the year, but they sure are the steamiest. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas.
The great gildersleeve this is a great opportunity to not only have a fun time listening to old radio but also small peak into the home front during world war two. Gildersleeve was invented by actor harold peary, who would play him through most of the characters life. A talented singer as a child, peary later went into radio in 1925. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. For the 1942 film, see the great gildersleeve film. After that, the great gildersleeve often covered issues as scrap metal drives, wanting to find ways to help the war effort, such as leroy running away to join the navy, etc. Their were two different actors that played gildersleeve, harold peary, or willard waterman. The correct title of the program is the great gildersleeve. The great gildersleeve tv series 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The great gildersleeve movie collection warner bros. However gildy would also spend time under the stewardship of willard waterman. On a mission to new york, two women pursue gildersleeve. 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. With harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, charles arnt. Throckmorton gildersleeve is a blustery ladies man who often finds himself in unusual predicaments. I thought the other 3 were great but the ghost one may be the best. It is the fourth and final film in the gildersleeves series, all of which were produced and distributed by rko radio pictures, based on the popular nbc radio program, the great gildersleeve, created by leonard l.
The great gildersleeve 1942 directed by gordon douglas. Although gildersleeve did his best to be both father and mother to leroy and marjorie, the household was not without a strong feminine influence, as well as someone to help put gildy in his place. 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. She was prominent in classic film and classic television roles, yet her. Premiering on august 31, 1941, the great gildersleeve moved the title character from the mcgees wistful vista to summerfield, where gildersleeve now oversaw his late brotherin. Ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that. He was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs.
Happy birthday, gildy the great gildersleeve debuted on this day in 1941. The gildersleeve project began as one hobbyists effort to acquire and share this wonderful program with all otr enthusiasts who enjoy this kind of wholesome family entertainment. The plan backfires when the raft is discovered broken up downstream and leroy cant be found. 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.
With willard waterman, ronald keith, lillian randolph, stephanie griffin. Gildersleeve is one of my favorite comedy shows from the old time radio shows. Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husbandhunting woman and two helpful kids. It was named after a radio show, the great gildersleeve.
Lillian randolph a prolific black actress of the classic film and tv. The great gildersleeve film the great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere, brahms. Includes old radio shows in mpeg and realaudio, otr and early tv logs, photos from fotr conventions, discussion groups, special events, and much more. The job was done by his friend steve neill, a multitalent who went on to a. In the early years of the show she is a pretty and popular young woman, finishing high school, but not. Jul 08, 2014 as an added treat, viewers can take a gander at the great gildersleeves gueststarring gig alongside an allstar radio role call in the lucille ballvictor mature romantic romp, seven days. The great gildersleeve came from the fibber mcgee and molly radio show. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by.
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