"Now! Radio's Rare Comic In His Own FUN SHOW On the Screen!" 17 December 1942 Comedy 62 mins
A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.
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Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Freddie Mercer as Leroy Forrester
Nancy Gates as Marjorie 'Margie' Forrester
Jane Darwell as Aunt Emma Forrester
Lillian Randolph as Birdie Scoggins
Mary Field as Amelia Hooker
Charles Arnt as Judge Horace Hooker
Thurston Hall as Governor Jonathan Stafford
George Carpenter as Frank Powers
John Dilson as Mayor Appleton
Syd Saylor as Phil, the carpenter
Anne O'Neal as Martha, an old crow
Fern Emmett as Second Old Crow
Herb Vigran as George, the jeweller
Donald Kerr as Photographer
George Chandler as Messenger
Gordon Douglas Director
Jack Townley Screenplay
Herman Schlom Producer
Frank Redman Director of Photography
John Lockert Editor
Julien Josephson Screenplay
C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
United States 17 December 1942
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