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The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

The Great Gildersleeve

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1h 2m

Adventure, Comedy, Romance

December 17th, 1942

6.1/10

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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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Cast

Harold Peary
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Jane Darwell
Aunt Emma Forrester
Nancy Gates
Marjorie Forrester
Charles Arnt
Judge Horace Hooker
Freddie Mercer
Leroy Forrester
Thurston Hall
Governor John Stafford
Lillian Randolph
Birdie Lee Calkins
Mary Field
Amelia Hooker
George M. Carleton
Frank Powers
George Chandler
Telegraph Messenger
Full cast & crew

Directors

Gordon Douglas
Full cast & crew

Producers

Herman Schlom
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Jack Townley
(screen play) and
Julien Josephson
screen play
Full cast & crew

Taglines

RADIO'S FUNNY MAN TURNS HIS FAMOUS LAUGH into a ROAR on the SCREEN!
RADIO'S LAUGH CHAMP HIMSELF in his own big fun show on the screen -
Start LAUGHING Now!
All Taglines

Keywords

jumping from height
train
cigarette smoking
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 17th, 1944 (Mexico)
December 17th, 1942 (United States of America) (pre-release-review-date)
January 2nd, 1943 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Great Gildersleeve (original title)
Então, Casa ou Não Casa? (Brazil)
El gordinflón detective (Mexico)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

62 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Distribution Companies

RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (Argentina)
RKO Radio Pictures do Brazil (Brazil)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (Canada)
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Other Companies

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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