 From Memphis, Tennessee, in celebration of the formal opening of Kraft's new branch and distribution center here, the Kraft Foods Company presents the Great Gildersleeve. It's the Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Perry, brought to you by the Kraft Foods Company, makers of parquet margarine, and a complete line of famous quality food products. Wednesday, January 8th, 1947, exactly one week ago, Gildersleeve turned over a new leaf. So this must be the new Gildersleeve we see today. But as he sits there at his desk in the water department with his feet on the blotter and his chair tilted back, paring his nails, it's hard to tell him from the old Gildersleeve. Yes, Bessie? Judge Hooker calling. Yeah, put him on. The old goat, what does he want? Gildersleeve. Well, what's new Gilder? What do you know? Look, I haven't got time for any small talk, Judge. I'm a busy man. If you want something, state your business. I had a lovely gift, man. Oh, you did. Look, Judge, my time is not my own. I can't sit here gabbing all. Who is it from? Wouldn't you like to know? Oh, for heaven's sake, when you come to your senses, call me back. Hello, hello? You still there, Judge? I wouldn't hang on something. Listen, I'm not interested in hearing any gossip, particularly if it concerns a friend of mine. What about her? It's coming to town. Who's coming to town? I don't know. I don't know any messages. It's Leela. What's the matter with me? Must be my heart. Gosh. Well, aren't you going to say anything? It seems Leela and her new husband, the doctor, that is, are on their way to a medical convention in Chicago. She's stopping off here for a couple of days while he goes on ahead. He wants to see about selling a house. I've got a prospect for her. I expect we've closed the deal while she's here. Just thought that you'd like to know she's coming home, man. Leela, coming here. She's married. She's coming back tonight. What? What's that? You okay? Oh, certainly I'm okay. Yes, I'd better go in here, sit down. Mr. Garrison, what can I do for you? I don't know, Peavey. You mind if I sit down for a minute? Not at all. Those stools were placed there for the convenience of our customers. Oh, thanks, Peavey. I've been walking for hours. Nice day, isn't it? I'd say it's a nice day. It would be if those clowns would go away. Looks like there's still a chance the sun might break too. On the other hand, it might not. You can't expect good weather this time of the year. I wouldn't be surprised with rain before nightfall. Peavey, could I have a glass of water? Water? Certainly. What am I stirring it for? There you are, Mr. Dillerson. And no charge. Thanks. Why aren't you going drinking? Peavey, if a man falls in love with a woman, only he doesn't know it. And she goes off and marries somebody else. And then he finds out he was in love with her the whole time. Only it's too late, only he's still in love with her. Is that wrong? What's wrong? The whole thing. Can a man be blamed for something he can't help? What man? Nobody, you know, Peavey. He's a friend of mine. You see, this friend of mine, well, it's quite a tragic situation, Peavey. It seems this friend of mine is in love with this girl. Oh, hell, she's not a girl, exactly. She's married now, and all of a sudden he finds he's in love with her. Has been all along, I guess. This friend, I mean. What do you think he should do about it? Well, I'm sure he'd better forget it. But he can't forget it. It preys on him. It haunts him night and day. It's always in his thoughts, every minute. What do you think he should do? Take up the hobby. That's no solution, Peavey. You don't understand. This girl is coming to town. My friend is liable to run into her. Mrs. Ransom coming to town? Who said anything about Mrs. Ransom? This is nothing whatever to do with Mrs. Ransom. This is two other people. My mistake. What did you want of me, Mr. Goldiefeave? I don't know, I just say it's a problem. That's all. Yes, it is. Maybe the only thing to do is jump in the river. My friend, I mean. Maybe there's no hope for him. Well, I wouldn't say that. Goodbye, Peavey. Mr. Goldiefeave, where are you going? Dear me, I hope he isn't going to... Oh, no, no, Mr. Goldiefeave, it's too sensible, man. And I wouldn't say that either. Faster, faster. Where am I going? Am I trying to run away? You can't run away from your own heart, Throckmorton, Goldiefeave. I don't have to run away. She can't chase me out of this town. I've got as much right in the summer field as she has. I'm not afraid of her. Bye, George, I'll go back and face the music. A brilliant observation, Leroy. Can we have a snowball fight? We're almost being Judge Hooker. I didn't mean to. I was ducking down behind the fort, hiding, see? I heard these footsteps. Lucky thing I looked before I let him have it. Mrs. Ransom was with him. Mrs. Ransom? Yeah, she's in town, didn't you know? Mrs. Ransom came here? No, I guess they're still over there. Oh, she's avoiding me, eh? Very well. That's the way she wants it. That's the way it's to be. I'll avoid her, too. Perhaps it's all for the best. Who's avoiding anybody? You weren't home, I don't get it. Hey, where's the evening paper? Did you, uh, talk to her, Leroy? Talk to who? Mrs. Ransom. I said hello. What did she say? Oh, I don't remember, nothing particular. Did she see you? Sure, she said hello. Oh, she didn't say anything else. Nah. Hey, what happened to the paper, Daddy? Come here, young man. Gosh, what's the matter? I'll share a conversation with Mrs. Ransom, Leroy. Try to remember it. Did she say anything about me? I don't think so. Heck, we only said hello, and then she went right on. I guess she probably said a few things like how much I'd grown and how was my uncle and all that kind of stuff. Conversation. She asked about me? Yeah, she asked how you were. She cares. I don't get it. Hey, where's the paper anyway? What he brought it is. She doesn't dare to see me. That's it. She doesn't dare. The paper was out there. Mrs. Ransom's just leaving, Uncle, if you want to say hello. If you want out, you can catch her. What do I want to say hello for? I can do that anytime. Where's my hat? Where's my overcoat? Where are you going? Never mind. Who wouldn't like to help Bernie? I'm just going downtown for a minute. It's certainly nice to see you, Fragma. It's nice to see you. You look just the same. So do you. You look just the same. Lila and I have just been checking the house. You going downtown, you say you're there? Me? Why should I go downtown? It's supper time. You look just the same, Lila. You haven't changed a bit. No, I'm just the same. How's your husband? Oh, he's just fine. I'm going to meet him in Chicago day after tomorrow. Lila, that's fine. I don't know whether I mentioned this, Lila, but I thought since you're staying tomorrow it'd be nice for you to see a few of your old friends. Well, Horace, I didn't want you to go to a lot of trouble. Just a few people, Lila. They're coming for tea tomorrow afternoon. It's all right. You'll come, I trust Rockmorton. No. What? You heard me. I'm sure you won't be there, Fragma. I can't help it. I have an engagement. Oh. An engagement I can't possibly break. Nice to have seen you, Lila. Thank you. You're my regards to your husband. So long. So long, Judge. Bye. Bye. Why did you do that, you fool? The Elder Sleeve, you're a nincompoop. The Great Elder Sleeve will be back very shortly. Mr. Lang, I wonder if you'd like to hear the comments of new customers for Parquet Marjorie. Well, he certainly would. Well, this is from a letter mother wrote me after she and dad had been introduced to Parquet for hosting me over the holidays. Quote, your New Year's Day dinner was simply delicious, Dorothy, especially the pinwheel rolls. And by the way, I intended to ask you for the name of that delicious marjorie you served. It tasted so good on those hot rolls. I want especially to get some because your father liked it as well as I did. Unquote. I see what you mean. So that's how we got two new boosters for Parquet Marjorie. Yes, once they've tried this delicious spread, we really appreciate Parquet's fresh country sweet flavor. And now that quite a bit more Parquet Marjorie is going to your food store, we suggest that you try it too at your first opportunity. When you shop tomorrow, look first for Parquet. P-A-R-K-A-Y. Parquet Marjorie made by Kraft. Now let's get back to our story. After a bad night of tossing and twisting, Gilder Sleeve has come to the conclusion that the only way out of this difficult situation is to face it. And so at four o'clock in the afternoon, wearing his number one dark suit, we find him at Judge Hooker's door after all. Gilder, I thought you weren't coming. I changed my mind. Here's a cake. Hey, what the dickens did you bring a cake for? I thought maybe you could use it. Help out. Well, thank you very much. You didn't need to bring anything. That's all. I didn't as much of a cake. Is, uh, is Leela here? Yeah, she's here. Come in, come in. I believe you know everybody here. Just throw your hat and coat in the closet with your old man, and then come into the parlor and join the merry throng. Well, thanks. Good afternoon, Burbick. And Mrs. Burbick. I haven't seen you in ages. Well, Dr. Pettibone as I live and breathe. How are you? Mrs. Pettibone. Hey, you're looking splendid, Mrs. Pettibone. Mrs. Trask what a beautiful show. And Mrs. Wren, and Mrs. Culpepper. How lovely to see you again. Drogmont, not thought you weren't coming. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee. Boogey, didn't I? Gilday, would you cover a cup of tea? Tea? I never touch the stuff, Judge. It gives me ideas. Oh, ha, ha, ha. Drogmont, you're terrible. Yeah, yeah. Isn't he terrible, Judge? He certainly is. Well, you don't want tea, gilding. Come over and sit down. Mrs. Pettibone is going to favor us with a song. A song? Oh, no. Schrockman, huh? Wish Pettibone were here. My first selection, friends. My first selection will be one of the doctor's favorites. Just the wiryans for you. Well, I'd never come home. Schrockman. To the kitchen and got a glass of water. Met me, Leela. Oh, no, no, no. You're the host. I'll be right back. I'll be right back, too, Judge. Really? Schrockmorton. What will people say? What do I care? Mrs. Pettibone's a singer. I'm Jack Dempsey. Oh, you're the same old Schrockmorton, aren't you? Yeah. And you're the... What? Nothing. Schrockmorton, would you mind running over to my house with me for a minute? What for? Maybe I left the gas on. Do you think you did? I ought to make sure. Yeah, but what about all those people in there? Do you think they've noticed? Oh, they're all listening to the music. Well, come on. We wouldn't want your house to blow up. You want to see me make a real big fire? Mmm. Can your husband build fires? Julie and Henry. Oh, he's mostly too busy. Besides, he has to be careful of his hands. He's a surgeon, you know. What's that got to do with it? Well, you know, he might get a splinter. Who's afraid of a little splinter? I've got a splinter right there. Had it for a week. Doesn't bother me. Let me see. Oh, Schrockmorton, that's terrible. Nothing. But doesn't it hurt? What do I care? I could kiss it and make it better. Really? Hey, yeah. We forgot what we came over here for, Lila. We never looked at the gas. Oh, if it won, we'd smell it. Now, come and shit on him. All right. It feels good. It does feel good, doesn't it? Am I frowning him? Oh, not at all. In fact, I'm the contrary. Schrockmorton. Lila, what are we doing here? Why shouldn't we for goodness sakes? What would Julian Henry say? Oh, he wouldn't care. Yeah, that's a surgeon for you. Oh, who wants you to think he isn't jealous, if that's what you mean? Gracious, he's just about the most jealous man I know. Watches me like a cat every minute. But after all, he's off at this medical convention, and there's nothing wrong in just sitting here watching the fire. Is there two old friends? I went to church last Sunday. Did you? Oh, Dr. Needham. Dr. Needham? Well, he's fine. Lila, I think I ought to tell you, when I'm with you, I don't feel like just an old friend. Don't you? What do you feel like? You're trembling. I shouldn't have come here, Lila. I have no business here. Oh, Schrockmorton, what is it? Tell Lila. I can't. I've tried to fight it, Lila. Heaven knows I've tried to fight it. But it was just something bigger than you. You know, then. Oh, it's something bigger than either of us, Schrockmorton. I don't think we should fight it another minute. Lila, we better get out of here. Don't go. Oh, my God, this is terrible, Lila. This is wicked. Why? You shouldn't be here with me. You belong to another. What about Julian Henry? If I were to tell you, Schrockmorton, that Julian Henry and I are separated. Separated? You mean it? Uh-huh. Oh, gosh. I'm sorry to hear it. See, that's too bad, isn't it? Oh, and so soon, too. Lila, was he ever cruel to you? Terribly. Why the... I never did like that guy. I never liked a single thing I ever heard about him. Calls himself a doctor. I'll bet he's. Well, never mind. Have you ever gone back to him? Never. Good. That's why I say, Schrockmorton, there's no reason why we shouldn't be perfectly friendly. You and I... There he is. Make me. I don't want to. Bye, George. This is just like old times. Yes, sir. Hey, wait. Why? You're still married. Well, I told you, Schrockmorton. That doesn't make any difference. Just because you're separated. You're still married. Well, let's not be silly about it. I mean, I thought... Schilly, Lila, I'm as broad-minded as anybody, but no, sir, I'd really better get out of here. Oh, Schrockmorton, don't be ridiculous. Lila, what would people say? What would Dr. Needham say? Us sitting here all alone, are you married and me without a chaperone? Schrockmorton. No, I'd better take you back to the party. Come on, Lila. Schrockmorton, will you please listen to me? Well... Now come and sit, I am. Well, I'll sit on, but that's all. Schrockmorton, I told you, Julian, Henry and I were separated. Yes. But if I told you, we were never married. Well, oh, what? It's true. I couldn't go through with it. I just couldn't go through with it. I couldn't stand his relatives, his mother and his sisters-in-law. They hated me because they were all as homely as a picket fence, every last one of them. They just had Julian Henry tied to the apron strings. I felt terrible leaving him at the church like that, but what could I do? Lila, what about you and him coming up here together? I mean this medical convention. I made that up. It was all a little quite lie, Schrockmorton. Julian Henry didn't come up with me. I came alone. I was just going to slip into town and sell my house and slip right out again without ever seeing anybody. Not even me? I didn't want to see it so. Because I knew what all those old tabby cats around town would be saying, often abroad's made, but never abroad. They'll say Julian Henry walked out on me. But it's not true. I walked out on him. And I suppose you never speak to me again. Oh my goodness, somebody's at the door, Lila. What if they find us here? Wait a minute, everything's perfectly proper here. Everything's open and above board. What are they talking about? Hey, Lila, couldn't be Julian Henry. Julian Henry wouldn't have the nerve to show his face here. Not after the way he walked. Not after I left him waiting at the church the way I did. Well, in that case. So, just as I suspected. Lila, I think this calls for some explanation. I must say, running out like this. After all, you were my guest of honor. I kidnapped the lady Horace. Yes, I consider that your conduct, Gilder Sleeve has been that of a bounder. However, I'm here in the role of Mrs. Ranton's legal counsel. Not her chaperone. I mean, Mrs. Guffer. Now, to get down to business, Lila. The time is short. If it's about the house, judge, it's not for sale. What's that? I say the house is not for sale. Well, I think Lila might have something to say about that. Lila? Whatever's rock mountain says, Horace. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But, Lila, you told me only yesterday. Well, I have your written authorization. Your power of attorney. I closed the deal with the bank. You heard the lady, judge. Anything else you'd like to know? Thank you very much. We'll be seeing you soon, no doubt. Watch the step outside their little slippery, flowed goats. I should just like to say this. Good night, Horace, and thanks for everything. Oh, Strasma, and you're terrible, Horace. You're terrible to everybody. You're just terrible. Yeah, that's me. I declare, I don't know why I have anything to do with you. Now, come back here and sit down. Our day-to-day. Say, how's the toss another log on the floor? I don't know. Our day-to-day. Say, how's the toss another log on the fire there, Lila, huh? Let's have a little warmth around here. What do you say? All right. Careful not to stain yourself there. That's the girl. Easy, does it? Throw it way in back, Lila. That's the girl. Oh, Strasma, and it's so wonderful to have a man around the house again. You said it. You'll just leave again in just a minute. There's an old saying that money talks. But these days, many a homemaker's food bill leaves the impression that money only whispers. Of course, one way to keep your budget in line is to look for only the best values and foods. And that's why we've been suggesting that you look first for delicious economical parquet margarine when you shop for your family's spread for bread. 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Well, I suppose we'll have to leave it go at that then. Now, if you're Auntie Pooh, we'll just get a move... Well, I guess I shouldn't say that. If it hurry back, Lila, you'll be as welcome as the flowers in spring. Won't you, folks? The great show to claim is played by Harold Perry and is written by John Gleedon and Sam Boyd. The music is by Jack Mason. Walter Chetney is Lila Rice, Shirley Mitchell plays Lila Ransom. Judge Booker is Colonel Ross. Dick LaGrand plays Mr. Peeble. It's a treat that's always surefire with a whole family. Ice cream made with frizz, the new craft product. Yes, frizz makes delicious, velvety smooth ice cream right in your own refrigerator. Real ice cream rich with plenty of milk and cream. Put that water, a little sugar, and freeze according to directions on the package. Add fruit juice, flavoring, or coffee, or variations from vanilla. Frizz is made by an exclusive process that retains the fresh cream flavor. Ask your grocer for Frizz F-R-I-Z-Z. 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