At one time, the mp3 encodes appearing on this page were considered the gold standard. Throckmorton gildersleeve is a blustery ladies man who often finds himself in. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august 31, 1941 to 1958. Join fibber mcgees battling nextdoor neighbor as he sets out on a brand new life in this collection of early episodes of the great gildersleeve.
The great gildersleeve was the first show to be centered on a single parent balancing raising children, work, and a social life, accomplished with taste and genuine wit, often at the expense of gildersleeve s slightly understated pomposity. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august. With willard waterman, ronald keith, lillian randolph, stephanie griffin. Jb i have a 16mm bw version of the great gildersleeve episode circumstantial evidence that was. Im an enormous fan of the radio program, but this is a lousy product. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 1 gildy goes broke. On may 16, 1941, the great gildersleeve radio program auditioned for american audiences. The great gildersleeve cast and characters tv guide. Eventually, he was given a recurring role as the mcgees next door neighbor, throckmorton p. The life of riley season 5 episode 37 vacation plans. Her most prominent radio role was that of the charismatic southern belle leila ransom on the great gildersleeve beginning in september 1942. Usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs topics old time radio, the great gildersleeve, willard waterman. 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 radio program was one of the first spinoffs in broadcast history.
He began working in local radio in 1923, and had his own show, the spanish serenader in san francisco. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 10 one too many secretaries. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. The great gildersleeve season one 19411942 dvd audio old. 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. Willard waterman stars as radios romantic water commissioner in twenty laughfilled episodes of the great gildersleeve. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. Great gildersleeve radio show 11842 new bed for marjorie.
These are poorly edited often missing beginnings of scenes due to a clip too close, and its too grainy for something from 1955. Bbc america holiday special to feature daleks return i know this much is true. We use to listen to the great gildersleeve and suspense with the family. 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. The mayor thinks gildys floozy girlfriend is his new secretary when he walks in on them playing office one night. Fire tv 4k ultra hd with alexa voice control echo dot 2nd gen smart speaker with alexa roku express hd stream.
Since reasoning with leroy isnt working, gildys going. 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. Christmas shows great gildersleeve old time radio show. The great gildersleeve tv series 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Walter tetley june 2, 1915 september 4, 1975 was an american actor and voice actor specializing in child impersonation during radios classic era, with regular roles on the great gildersleeve and the phil harrisalice faye show, as well as continuing as a voiceover artist in. Mar 07, 2020 gildersleeve checks out the fortuneteller and gildy has to impersonate an indian yogi until the real one shows up, in the fortune teller. In the first season, under writer levinson, birdie was often portrayed as less than. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. Throckmorton gildersleeve is a blustery ladies man who often finds himself in unusual predicaments. Willard waterman as gildersleeve gildy washes his hands of the water department when he is unjustly accused with circumstantial evidence. And of course there is the excitement gildys first christmas in a new home. The 15th episode occurred on dec 7, 1941, the day of the pearl harbor. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first spinoff series. The very first season of the great gildersleeve was already filled with extra excitement.
Raising his too smart nephew leroy, he leans on his secretary bessie and tries to ignore the advice of housekeeper birdie. Dnr encourages social distancing during 2020 spring turkey season. My older brother introduced me to otr when i was a kid. 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. 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. Circumstantial evidence 111155 detroit, mi starring. Leroy is spending a small fortune on his new little girlfriend. Mar 01, 2020 greg gildersleeve greg gildersleeve is the author of a midgrade superheroscience fiction series called the power club. Outside of the home, the softhearted yet blustery bachelor works as a water commissioner and romances the local ladies. 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. A talented singer as a child, peary later went into radio in 1925. 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 great gildersleeve, volume 1 hollywood 360 classic radio collectionaudio theater.
By the time the radio show entered its final season, the great gildersleeve s remaining radio audience heard only reruns of previous episodes. Listen to 468 episodes of the great gildersleeve for free. Ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that. 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. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first great spinoff shows. The great gildersleeve premiered on nbc on august 31, 1941. 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. Gildy encourages leroy to build a raft and float down river from summerville like a modernday huck finn. Throckmorton p gildersleeve peary is a loveable rotund man, but also somewhat of a pompous windbag, who lives in the town of summerfield. The great gildersleeve 514 shows old time radio in mp3. Well written and well acted im glad theres lots more of these i havent heard yet. The abbott and costello show when a girl marries the road of life the great gildersleeve.
I like fibber mcgee and molly but in my opinion the great gildersleeve spinoff is a better show. In this episode from the first season, gildy and leroy shop for a new bed for marjorie. The visit from cousin octavia was broadcast on dec. Even now when he and i get together we put on some radio shows in the car. Book one, the power club, was published by rogue phoenix press in 2017. Harold peary created the gildersleeve character on fibber mcgee and. For the best experience please update your browser. The september 9, 1950, opening show of honest harolds one season is posted below. 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. Gildersleeve, was a reoccurring character on the famous radio program, fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. Gildersleeve, the portly, pompous water commissioner of summerfield waterman had taken over from the original gildersleeve, harold peary, in 1955. The mayor appoints gildy the acting police commissioner in name only until the real one returns from a fishing trip.
Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. Willard waterman repeats his radio role as throckmorton p. 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. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. During that year, both the 15 minute radio show and the television show were being produced simultaneously. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 7 gildy, the private eye. The great gildersleeve, old time radio show, 520 gildy protects hooker from mona. Despite these efforts to recreate the quality and ratings of the great gildersleeve, the harold peary show lasted only one season of 38 episodes. Gildys new family fast becomes the most important part of his life and this bomb. Gildersleeve checks out the fortuneteller and gildy has to impersonate an indian yogi until the real one shows up, in the fortune teller. Jan 18, 20 in this episode from the first season, gildy and leroy shop for a new bed for marjorie. Raising his too smart nephew leroy, he leans on his secretary bessie and tries to. The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from.
The 15th episode occurred on dec 7, 1941, the day of the pearl harbor attack. The great gildersleeve, collection 1 audiobook by black eye. Gildersleeve raises his orphaned niece and nephew in the small town of summerfield in this critically acclaimed radio comedy. The plan backfires when the raft is discovered broken up downstream and leroy cant be found. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson,2 it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. Gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly, the great gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the great gildersleeve with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number.
Season 1 of the great gildersleeve premiered on september 20, 1955. Watch the great gildersleeve episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Great gildersleeves episode gildy the private eye video. Ctva us comedy the great gildersleeve hal roach studios. Additionally, honest harolds secretary at the radio station, glory, bears a more than passing resemblance to gildersleeve s water department secretary, bessie. The program is remindful of the great gildersleeve in its characters and gave pearys harold hemp, the host of a homemaking show on a small town radio station, the opportunity to sing on every show an idea that kraft had resisted for the great gildersleeve. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest. The great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard lewis levinson, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Book two, the secret club, will appear from rpp in february 2020. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Peary and waterman get to know the men behind the voice of the great man. In the early years of the show she is a pretty and popular young woman, finishing high school, but not quite ready to face the world as an adult.
Despite these efforts to recreate the quality and ratings of the great gildersleeve, the harold peary show lasted only one season. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Gildersleeve talks leroy and bruce out of constructing a rocket in the back yard and into building a raft like tom. The radio series was taped on days when the tv production was inactive. 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. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 32 gildys all american boy. In 1937 he moved to chicago to seek bigger opportunities in radio. Harold peary created the gildersleeve character on fibber mcgee and molly, and was popular enough that the.
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