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. Warner archives released a dvd collection of all of the gildersleeve rko movies in january 20. Gildersleeves ghost isnt anywhere close to high art, but its shortcomings are overcome by its sense of whimsy and funits available on a 2dvd collection entitled the great gildersleeve movie collection, which also contains the great gildersleeve, gildersleeves bad day 1943, gildersleeve on broadway and seven days leave. The fourth and final in a shortlived series from 19421944 was gildersleeves ghost 1944. Least unsatisfactory of the day and the one i made it all the way through was the stupidest and least coherent one, gildersleeve s ghost 1944. Least unsatisfactory of the day and the one i made it all the way through was the stupidest and least coherent one, gildersleeves ghost 1944. This is not likely to be the richard who moved to massachusetts in 1635, since that richard was approximately 17 years old in 1618. Charles gildersleeves phone number, email, address spokeo. Bad day 1943, gildersleeve on broadway 1943, gildersleeves ghost 1944. In 1937 he moved to chicago to seek bigger opportunities in radio.
As for gildersleeves ghost, its fast, light, and outrageous enough to keep you saying whuzza. Gildersleeve harold peary become police commissioner. Gildersleeves ghost is a 1944 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from an original screenplay by robert e. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. With harold peary, marion martin, richard legrand, amelita ward. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. The great gildersleeve is certainly episodic in its structure. Levinson released on september 6, 1944, the film stars. The screenplay was written by jack townley and julien josephson, and the film stars. The great gildersleeve, gildersleeves bad day, gildersleeve on broadway, gildersleeves ghost and seven days leave. Jun 12, 20 the great gildersleeve is certainly episodic in its structure.
The plot begins when two ghosts of gildersleeves ancestors decide to help him win an election for police commissioner by hypnotizing a gorilla of a mad scientist so. It is the fourth and final film in the gildersleeve s series, all of which were produced and distributed by rko radio pictures, based on the popular nbc radio program, the great gildersleeve, created by leonard l. The great gildersleeve appeared in several movies during the forties, including look who s laughing 1941, where he appeared with a number of radio stars, including fibber mcgee and molly and edgar bergen. But the film certainly does not rely on the format of a radio show. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 ghosts and an invisible girl marion martin help throckmorton p.
The barely relevant title comes from the fact that the film opens in a graveyard, where two spectral ancestors of springfield water commissioner throckmorton p. Lillian randolph as birdie does one of the parkay commercials with announcer john wald. The great gildersleeve appeared in several movies during the forties, including look whos laughing 1941, where he appeared with a number of radio stars, including fibber mcgee and molly and edgar bergen. Police commissioner candidate gildersleeve spends a night in a haunted house, complete with a crooked inventor and a woman who can become invisible. Peary and waterman get to know the men behind the voice of the great man. The great gildersleeve is a 1942 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Gildersleeve s ghost 1944 ghosts and an invisible girl marion martin help throckmorton p. Set in fascist italy, the movie recounts the story of the italian jew, guido orefice, who is deported to a nazi concentration camp together with his son joshua and. Two gildersleeve movies were released in 1943, the great gildersleeve and gildersleeve on broadway. This used to show up on the good old amc, and i believe it s from rko, so it might appear some time on tcm.
Gildersleeve 18511892 here was a man with a sense of humor, were glad to have him as a roomer. Theres a problem out at the reservoir, and a helicopter ride planned for commissioner gildersleeve. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Charles comfort, chiesa di san tomasso, ortona, italy 1944. He and his niece, marjorie, along with several hundred other parents, relatives and friends are enjoying miss eve goodwins production of the christmas carol. Gildersleeve s ghost is a 1944 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from an original screenplay by robert e. I already had 3 of these flicks and was worried about the ghost one because it seemed to me that gildersleeve would be dead. The secret histories of roberto benignis life is beautiful request. Gildersleeve was one of the first spinoff characters in radiotelevision history. Gildersleeve 17901857 this man has crossed to the other shore, he thought he could laugh at his motherinlaw. The picture was the second in the gildersleeve s series produced and distributed by rko radio pictures, based on the popular nbc radio program, the great gildersleeve, created by leonard l. Not surprising considering they were taking a half hour radio program and turning it into a feature film. This was the first of four feature films from rko based on harold pearys popular radio character the great gildersleeve that aired on the nbc network from 1941 to 1950.
Movies a tactical showdown in the ardennes forest, december 1944. I enjoyed at least 8 seasons of the series before watching these so they were gold to me. Peary and waterman great gildersleeve old time radio show. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast history s earliest spinoff programs. Gildersleeve s ghost 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gildersleeve, running for office, is aided by two ghosts and hindered by a mad scientist and an invisible woman. The radio spirits content library consists of more than 60,000 classic radio shows. The correct title of the program is the great gildersleeve. Horrific true tale set in the late 70s australia about christine lewis, a naive 16 year old who in 1974 meets a handsome german immigrant called walter maresch working. Gildersleeves bad day is a 1943 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from a screenplay by jack townley. An inspiring story of what one woman accomplished in europe after the first world war.
Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Track the movies you watch 2018 classic horror film. The last of these, gildersleeves ghost 1944, is undoubtedly the silliest but contains two winning elements. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 based on the radio series, someone decided that what the gentle, domestic comedy of the great gildersleeve called for was a comedy horror movie. Gildersleeve, running for office, is aided by two ghosts and hindered by a. This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from.
Gildersleeves ghost 1944 overview msn movies gildersleeves ghost 1944 overview. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. The body 1971 roy battersby giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat. A year into its run, rko radio pictures felt there was enough potential in the characters and possible comedic scrapes to transpose the show and most of its original cast into bmovies the first radio show ever to make the transition to cinema. There were 552 episodes of which 514 are available at last count.
You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Sep 29, 2017 a year into its run, rko radio pictures felt there was enough potential in the characters and possible comedic scrapes to transpose the show and most of its original cast into bmovies the first radio show ever to make the transition to cinema. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 the character of throckmorton p. Ghosts and an invisible girl marion martin help throckmorton p. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 gordon douglas, harold peary, marion martin, richard legrand, comedy, fantasy, horror, scifi. In fact we have arrived just in time to hear the epilogue, which is being read by gildersleeve s, nephew, leroy. The last of these, gildersleeve s ghost 1944, is undoubtedly the silliest but contains two winning elements. Gildersleeve s bad day is a 1943 american comedy film directed by gordon douglas from a screenplay by jack townley. Download some old time radio shows today and enjoy the wonderful world of radio. Gildersleeve, running for office, is aided by two ghosts and. Spinoffs from successful television shows became the norm by the seventies but in the forties it was all still relatively new. Based on the popular nbc radio series the great gildersleeve created by leonard l. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 gordon douglas, harold peary, marion martin, richard legrand, comedy, fantasy, horror, scifi january 28, 2018 throckmorton p.
Shes also in the 1945 horror movie the phantom speaks, but i think gildersleeves ghost may be her biggest role, which would make me like it even if it hadnt already won me over by being a dopey old dark house comedy. The great gildersleeve has never plunged in to the sea of matrimony but he does like to. A richard gildersleeve of aldeburgh, widower, married 18 apr 1618 barbara patrick, a widow. The ghost train of manggarai 2008 dvdrip xvid gaygay torrent download links, trackers, links. But when ivan leaves town on an emergency photo shoot in italy, albert steals the keys to the studio and decides to try his own hand at. The helicopter the great gildersleeve comedy old time. Harold peary marion martin richard legrand 1944 ghosts and an invisible girl marion martin help throckmorton p. Old time radio shows from radio spirits that have been digitally remastered and are available in cassette, cd, and dvd formats. Find charles gildersleeves phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Gallery of 1 movie poster and cover image for gildersleeves ghost 1944. Harold peary and nick stewart, who keep things entertaining during a plot that, even for a quickie, beggars belief. I have also seen gildersleeve s wife listed as experience.
Its about a group of people whose small plane crashes on a deserted island and a search and rescue team is sent to find them. 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. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There s a problem out at the reservoir, and a helicopter ride planned for commissioner gildersleeve. 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. Of course it s based on the old nbc radio series the great gildersleeve, and like most comedies that contain a gorilla, it also features a guy dressed in a gorilla suit, just so everyone can get confused. Great gildersleeve free downloads new episodes are available regularly come back often.
If you like topper returns and the excellent ape suit from monster and the girl, this is a must. Included in this collection are the great gildersleeve, gildersleeve s bad day, gildersleeve on broadway, gildersleeve s ghost, and peary s gueststarring gig in the lucille ballvictor mature romantic romp seven days leave. The ghost town is the hideout for a pair of desperate bank robbers, but the hollywood people thinks they are a part of the directors joke. I make a sort of a hobby out of seeing movies spunoff of radio shows and they are for the most part subpar. The next two features would be released later the same year, and the fourth released the following year 1944. The great gildersleeves the great gildersleeve was network radios first and most successful spinoff series. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 gordon douglas, harold peary, marion. Gildersleeve harold peary discuss his chances in the. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. In fact we have arrived just in time to hear the epilogue, which is being read by gildersleeves, nephew, leroy. The fourth and final in a shortlived series from 1942 1944 was gildersleeves ghost 1944.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcast s network. Harold peary, marion martin, richard legrand, frank reicher, amelita ward, freddie mercer, margie stewart, emory parnell, jack norton as the drunk and charles gemora as the gorilla. Gildersleeve of radio fame is running for police commissioner against incumbent haley. Moro river canadian war cemetery, ortona, march 2000. The last and least of rko radios bseries based on radios great gildersleeve, gildersleeves ghost is a standard scare comedy redeemed by some enthusiastic performances. He began working in local radio in 1923, and had his own show, the spanish serenader in san francisco. He and his niece, marjorie, along with several hundred other parents, relatives and friends are enjoying miss eve goodwin s production of the christmas carol. Primal force having completed my vincent price retrospective ive decided to go back to the subgenera of naturerunamuck with the film primal force. This library consists of popular oldtime radio programs, including vintage comedy, mystery, detective, adventure and suspense programs such as the jack benny show, the shadow. Gildersleeves ghost 1944 gordon douglas, harold peary. I have also seen gildersleeves wife listed as experience.