Gildersleeves bad day 1943 the second film in rkos great gildersleeve series could be titled 12 blustery men. With harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, charles arnt. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 followed the mishaps around gildys call to jury duty. The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the usa from august 31, 1941, to 1958. The great gildersleeve was the brain child of harold peary. 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. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 directed by gordon douglas. In this outing, the lovable smalltown blowhard played by harold peary ends up. The great gildersleeve otr1dvdthegreatgildersleeve. Looks like the comedic setup here is more suited to an abbott and costello romp than to the gentler humor of gildersleeve. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. Harold peary had his character down, making the dilemma of jury duty and.
While the shows werent uniformly bad or weak, its 37week run was an uneven mess that suggests that perry should never have left gildersleeve. And since parkay already is a favorite spread in millions of american homes, chances are youll hit on the particular spread your guests enjoy the most. And while we would prefer to list only the programming that we have already digitally restored and that are currently available, we have decided to make available listings of programs in the archive. The great gildersleeve 1942 directed by gordon douglas. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 1941 to 1958. Too bad peary didnt stick with the gildersleeve franchise long enough to take it to tv. Harold peary and willard waterman played the lead of throckmorton p.
Gildys romance with leila continued through the 194243 season and climaxed at the alter on years final show, june 27, 1943, posted below. Old time radios first bona fide spinoff, throckmorton p. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Gildersleeves bad day is a 1943 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from a screenplay by jack townley. Built around throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 gordon douglas, harold peary. 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. The great gildersleeve we have been asked repeatedly as to whether or not we have this or that broadcast, and this or that series. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve movie collection dvd 1942 region 1. Its a fun movie with a lot of great twists and wellworth watching. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 the great gildersleeve finds himself up to his neck in gangsters after hes appointed jury foreman at a mobsters trial.
Well the great gildersleeves vacation likes everyone elses has come to an end and our hero full of new health and vigour is about to take up again the task of guarding, purifying and distributing summerfields water supply. Gildersleeves book, gildersleeve pioneers, to dorothy wass who sent me her material. Ones media the great gildersleeve otr12cdgreatgildersleeve old time radio 12 cd 575 mp3 total playtime. Dalton james smith provided the information on the first family of stephen wellington mur. The great gildersleeve, gildersleeves bad day, gildersleeve on broadway, gildersleeves ghost and seven days leave. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 gordon douglas, harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, comedy january 27, 2018 assorted citizens of summerfield, including gildersleeve of radio fame, sit on a jury in the trial of bank robber louie barton.
Harold peary uses his radio characterization of the foolish man to great effect, making the most of a script that puts him into amusing but absurd situations, very few of which have anything to do with reality. The great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard lewis levinson, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast history s earliest spinoff programs. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 gordon douglas, harold peary, jane darwell, nancy. This page is dedicated to the memory of phil gildersleeve and his wonderful ham artwork. The courtship lasts through the shows second season, leading up to the wedding day. The artwork of phil gildersleeve gil cartoon service, west hartford, conn. Thankfully his followup, gildersleeves bad day is occasionally funnier, preceding twelve angry men by a good decade and a half by having him the sole member of a jury whos convinced a gangster is innocent. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 cast and crew moviefone. The show was not a huge success in terms of ratings and all but one of its episodes were sustaining.
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 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. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. The great gildersleeve 1942 was the first of four gildersleeve films to be released during the war. Gildersleeves nephew is the model for preteenage troublemakers, from dennis the menace to bart simpson. If you dont see a table of contents to the left, click here. Includes old radio shows in mpeg and realaudio, otr and early tv logs, photos from fotr conventions, discussion groups, special events, and much more.
Online movie gildersleeves bad day ipod gildersleeves bad day 1943 tide download now gildersleeves bad day 1943 movie posters. Eve goodwin bea benaderet leila is back next season, but by now gildersleeves heart belongs to leroys school principal, eve goodwin, played by bea benaderet. The 195051 season 19th in a series your slips are showing. Rko jumped on the bandwagon with pearys first starring vehicle, the great gildersleeve, released on january 3, 1943, and followed it in may with gildersleeves bad day. The first lesson that is learned from situation comedy is that ten to twelve year old kids are always smarter than the adults in their lives. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 gordon douglas, harold peary, jane. Gildersleeve, in five features shot at the apex of his am fame. The visit from cousin octavia was broadcast on dec.
A lot of goofiness comes out of gildersleeves quest, but his goals make you want to cheer for him. The great gildersleeve movie collection dvd 1942 region 1 us import ntsc. The heart of the great gildersleeve series is that he does care for his family. Gildersleeve gets himself into trouble while on jury duty. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. Having enjoyed the first film, it was about time i finally check out another film in the series, 1943s gildersleeves bad day. On august 31, 1941, gildersleeve landed his own situation comedy show, the great gildersleeve. Gildersleeve makes an eloquent appeal for bond purchases. 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. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 05101943 us comedy 1h 2m user score. The material is pretty familiar to old movie fansa fake gorilla, a real gorilla sort of, and invisible people who come and go. The original lineup included the great radio actress, lurene tuttle.
Apparently he was a very popular on radio in its day. He moved to summerfield, where he and takes on an instant. A hilarious collection of episodes from the beloved radio show the great gildersleeve throckmorton p. Young, ambitious and thrilled about acting, barbara hopped on the train out west and landed her first job as the replacement of a sick extra in gildersleeves bad day on her day of arrival in 1943. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of. Peary went on to continue his career often billed as hal peary in films and television well into the 1970s. The return of the great gildersleeves danger danger. Watch gildersleeves bad day 1943 movie online free hd. He began his career in radio in the late twenties, using his abilities as a character actor and singer in a variety of roles on both the west coast and in chicago. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The screenplay was written by jack townley and julien josephson, and the film stars. Gildy suffers from cold feet as the happy day approaches, but it is leila who leaves him at the altar. Gildersleeve was one of the most popular of the oddball characters that lived in wistful vista, the home of fibber mcgee and molly. Broad and clear comedy, relaying on confusion to fill its hour of laughs.
The great gildersleeve finds himself up to his neck in gangsters after hes appointed jury foreman at a mobsters trial. She is descended from richard gildersleeve through richard ii, thomas, richard, richard and stephen. Parkay margarine is one of the best energy foods you can serve every day in the year. The great gildersleeve movie collection 2disc dvdr. Gildersleeves bad day is the second of the great gildersleeve film series, best known as the old time radio show from. Roger w gildersleeve, md is a doctor primarily located in albuquerque, nm, with other offices in fredericksburg, tx and cedar crest, nmand 2 other locations. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 is in my opinion the best of the four gildersleeve films. Topics the great gildersleeves, otr, old time radio. This time its jury duty for the great gildersleeve and hes chosen as foreman in gildersleeves bad day. In a period reminiscent of radios growth spurt 20 years earlier, every family wanted a television receiver and 8,000 new sets were being delivered to american homes every day. The great gildersleeve, gildersleeves bad day, gildersleeve on broadway, gildersleeves ghost. She was a fashion model when a talent scout spotted her and offered her a chance for a trial contract with rko in hollywood. Gildersleeves bad day 1943 the movie database tmdb. The artwork of phil gildersleeve university of delaware.
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