The Great Gildersleeve
Leila Hears a Burglar
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Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve is a blustery, good-hearted bachelor who serves as the water commissioner in the small town of Summerfield. He shares his home with his niece Marjorie and nephew Leroy, whose youthful schemes and questions often unsettle his carefully managed routines. Neighbors and friends, including Judge Horace Hooker, add to the lively circle around him.
The Great Gildersleeve is a domestic situation comedy built around family life, civic responsibilities, and the everyday complications of a man who likes to think he is in charge. Episodes bring Gildersleeve into comic scrapes at home and around town, with misunderstandings and social obligations giving the cast plenty to play against.
Harold Peary’s distinctive, booming performance makes Gildersleeve both pompous and warmly human. The show’s gentle humor, familiar community, and affectionate family banter create an easygoing listening experience, with a central character whose confidence regularly exceeds his success at keeping life orderly.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.