REMEMBERING WALTER TETLEY

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, November 7th, 1998

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (2-17-46) Harold Peary stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, with Walter Tetley as Leroy Forrester, his nephew; Mary Lee Robb as Marjorie; Lillian Randolph as Birdie; Dick LeGrand as Peavy; Bea Benad­eret as Eve Goodwin. Leroy has the flu and his Uncle Throckmorton offers tender, loving care. Kraft Foods, NBC. (30:38)

TOWN HALL TONIGHT (12-22-37) Excerpt. Fred Allen and the Mighty Allen Art Players present a Christmas fable, “Santa Claus Sits Down.” On Christmas Eve, Santa goes on a sit down strike. Cast includes Fred, Harry Von Zell, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, Walter Tetley, Elvia Allman. NBC. (10:381

FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (10-15-40) Jim and Marian Jordan star. McGee is going through his tool chest trying to find his screw driver. Cast includes Isabel Randolph as Mrs. Uppington; Harold Peary as Gildersleeve; Bill Thompson as the Old Timer and as Horatio K. Boomer; Walter Tetley as Cedric Boomer, nephew of Horatio; Gale Gordon as the hard­ware store clerk; Harlow Wilcox, King’s Men, Billy Mills and the orchestra. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (29:42)

YOUR HIT PARADE (1938) Excerpt. “Promo­tions Unlimited” sketch (within the Hit Parade series when the show had a 45-minute for­mat) written and performed by W. C. Fields with Walter Tetley. CBS. (12:25)

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (3-22-51) “The Great Lover” starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming repeating their original screen roles from the 1949 film comedy. Cast includes Jim Backus, Walter Tetley, Sheldon Leonard, Fritz Feld, Paul Frees. Newspaperman Bob is a boy scout leader on a ship filled with his troop, luscious Rhonda and a murderer. NBC. (14:50; 11:50; 28:09)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (10-30-49) Phil and Alice star with Elliott Lewis as Frankie Remley and Walter Tetley as Julius Abbruzio. Phil and Frankie try to help Julius win the girl he loves. Rexall, NBC. (27:59)