Harold Peary
Also Known As: Hal Peary
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold (Hal) Peary (July 25, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was an American actor, comedian and singer in radio, film, television and animation remembered best as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a supporting character on radio's Fibber McGee & Molly that moved to its own radio hit, The Great Gildersleeve, the first known spinoff hit in American broadcasting history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harold Peary, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Leandro, California
Adult: No
Birthday: July 25, 1908
Age: 116 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 30, 1985
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Overview: Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-10
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Overview: Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-01
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Gildersleeve on Broadway
Overview: On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-28
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The Loan Stranger
Overview: Woody is happily (and nuttily) driving down the street when his car breaks down. He tries to get a loan on it from a nearby wolf. The wolf agrees to give Woody the loan but exclaims if he doesn't receive payment in thirty days, he'll take Woody's car away. Sure enough, a title card tells us, "Thirty days have elapsed (and so has Woody's memory)". The wolf appears at Woody's door trying to serve him with a notice but the crafty woodpecker pretends he's not home. The wolf tries to trap him disguised as a deliveryman giving Woody a cake... but the woodpecker throws it in his face bellowing, "I don't like cheesecake!" Finally, the fox throws a punch at Woody and believes to have seriously injured him. He sympathetically agrees to forget about the loan only to be infuriated when Woody "recovers" holding a cuckoo clock and asking, "How about a loan on the clock, Doc?"
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-18
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The Screwball
Overview: It's the day of the big baseball game between the Drips and the Droops and Woody Woodpecker is trying to crash the gate and get in without paying for a ticket. A policeman keeps tossing him out but Woody puts on a baseball uniform---including a baseball-cap, since baseball players do not wear hats---gets inside and soon gets involved with the game. He ends up pinned to the scoreboard by a deluge of baseballs thrown by everybody in the ballpark.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-02-14
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Seven Days' Leave
Overview: Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a catch: before claiming the money, Johnny must marry a descendant of his great-grandfather's Civil War enemy, General Havelock-Allen. Not wanting to disrupt his planned marriage to Mapy, Johnny must figure out how to concoct a temporary marriage-of-convenience with the descendant -- who turns out to be the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-13
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Wetbacks
Overview: Former Coastguardsmen Jim Benson is about to lose his boat when a couple approaches him for a fishing charter. Jim departs just ahead of the Sherrif with drunken Shanks, and his companion Sally (Gates). Shanks takes off into a small Mexican village after a fight with Jim, stranding both Sally and him with no money. Two local men hear of Jim's plight, and offer him money to smuggle a batch of illegal aliens, called Wetbacks, into the U.S. He agrees but is blackmailed into continuing to run the smuggling operation. Afraid, Jim decides to make a run for it, but someone close to him reveals themselves as a US Immigration agent and asks him to assist them in shutting down the smugglers for good.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-04
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The Great Gildersleeve
Overview: A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-17
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Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Overview: Gildersleeve has jury duty.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-10
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Gildersleeve's Ghost
Overview: Gildersleeve, running for office, is aided by two ghosts and hindered by a mad scientist and an invisible woman.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-01
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The Shining Future
Overview: Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-11
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Here We Go Again
Overview: It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a second honeymoon instead. After one night at the broken down Ramble Inn, where they spent their first honeymoon, they decide to go across the lake to a swanky (and expensive) lodge, where they bump into their old friends Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Gildersleeve, and Mrs. Uppington, so the party is on again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-09
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A Tiger Walks
Overview: A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed immediately, except for the daughter of the sheriff. She wants to capture the tiger and put it in a zoo, thereby saving the tiger's life. Her determination starts a nationwide campaign among children to raise the money to buy the tiger from the circus, but first, she, her father and an Indian tiger trainer must find the tiger before the National Guard do, who have orders to kill it on sight.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-12
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Look Who's Laughing
Overview: Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-21
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Outlaw Queen
Overview: Christina, the daughter of a Greek-immigrant family who does not share their belief that a woman's place is with her husband at the fireside, is a trick-shot artist. With her Uncle Jim, a strolling troubadour, and his sidekick Andy, a mandolin player, heads west to make her fortune.
Genres: Western Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-04-27
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Clambake
Overview: The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-04
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Hot Spot
Overview: As the Devil watches Pvt. Snafu and his unit stationed in Iran, he talks about the hazards of working in the heat.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-15
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Port of Hell
Overview: The new warden of a large American harbor raises the hackles of sailors and fishermen by his strict enforcement of all the safety rules. He takes the time, though, to romance the sister of his biggest rival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-05
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Peeks at Hollywood
Overview: Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-26
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Invisible Diplomats
Overview: The film revolves around the daily operations at a business switchboard, highlighting the interactions between Connie, Kelly, and their colleagues. Connie is excited about her boyfriend Brad's success in securing a significant deal, while Kelly shares her frustrations about the inefficiencies at the switchboard. The dialogue illustrates the importance of communication and professionalism in business, emphasizing how switchboard operators, though often unseen, play a crucial role in maintaining a positive company image and facilitating important calls. The narrative concludes with Connie preparing for a date with Brad, reflecting on the significance of their work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Comin' Round the Mountain
Overview: A Tennessee boy (Bob Burns) returns from the big city, runs for mayor and puts his musical kin on the radio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-16
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