Gildersleeve on Broadway
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Starring | Harold Peary Billie Burke Claire Carleton |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Edited by | Les Millbrook |
| Music by | Constantin Bakaleinikoff |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gildersleeve on Broadway is a 1943 American comedy film starring Harold Peary as his radio character The Great Gildersleeve.[1] It is the third of four Gildersleeve features, others were The Great Gildersleeve (1942), Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943), Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944).
Plot
Cast
- Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Laura Chandler
- Claire Carleton as Francine Gray
- Richard LeGrand as Mr. Peavey
- Freddie Mercer as Leroy Forrester
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Homer
- Margaret Landry as Marjorie Forrester
- Leonid Kinskey as Window Washer
- Ann Doran as Matilda Brown
- Lillian Randolph as Birdie
- Mike Road as Jimmy Clark
- unbilled players include Lawrence Tierney, Barbara Hale, Dorothy Malone, and Teddy Infuhr.[2][3] as well as Jack Norton and Walter Tetley.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Frank. "Articles: Gildersleeve on Broadway". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
The film also marks the screen debut of Lawrence Tierney as a taxi driver and features Barbara Hale and Dorothy Malone in early bit parts
- ^ "Hollywood Star Walk: Dorothy Malone". LATimes.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
RKO Pictures signed the then-brunette Maloney at 18, and she made her film debut in 1943's Gildersleeve on Broadway...