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The Great Gildersleeve

Gordon Douglas

1942 • 1h 2m

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

The Great Gildersleeve

Cast

Harold Peary

Harold PearyThrockmorton P. Gildersleeve

Freddie Mercer

Freddie MercerLeroy Forrester

Nancy Gates

Nancy GatesMarjorie 'Margie' Forrester

Jane Darwell

Jane DarwellAunt Emma Forrester

Lillian Randolph

Lillian RandolphBirdie Scoggins

Mary FieldAmelia Hooker

Charles Arnt

Charles ArntJudge Horace Hooker

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallGovernor Jonathan Stafford

George CarpenterFrank Powers

John Dilson

John DilsonMayor Appleton

Syd Saylor

Syd SaylorPhil, the carpenter

Anne O'NealMartha, an old crow

Fern Emmett

Fern EmmettSecond Old Crow

Herb Vigran

Herb VigranGeorge, the jeweller

Donald Kerr

Donald KerrPhotographer

Crew

Gordon Douglas

Gordon DouglasDirector

C. Bakaleinikoff

C. BakaleinikoffMusic Director

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The Great Gildersleeve (1942) — Backlot Notes