There's no doubt that Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve is an acquired taste, but if you like the character, you won't be disappointed by this bill filling RKO comedy. The usual cast is here: Harold Peary as, naturally, the bloviating Gildersleeve; mousy Richard LeGrand as shopkeeper J.W. Peavey; and Lillian Randolph as the family retainer. There's also a decidedly out of character performance from Jane Darwell as Throckmorton's bothersome sister Emma. The story revolves around Summerfield's courthouse, where Gildersleeve is serving jury duty on a bank robbery case involving villain Louie Barton (Douglas Fowley). Unbeknownst to Gildersleeve, he's the recipient of a bribe offer from the defendant, and when the jury votes 11-1 to convict, guess who's the holdout. Never fear, our hero has NOT turned villain, and all is sorted out by the end of this hour long second feature.
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