The Great Gildersleeve (1954)

Name: The Great Gildersleeve
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7
Cast: Willard Waterman

Comedy

IMDb rating: 7.0 (85 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Willard Waterman Throckmorton P. 'Gildy' Gildersleeve

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

6.40 avg 3 episodes 6.4 → 7.0 29 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gildy Goes Broke	6.4	7
10	One Too Many Secretaries	5.8	6
16	Golf Ball Incident	7.0	5