The Life of Riley

Apr 16, 1949

1h 30m

★ 7.0

Based on the Hit Radio Show

Overview

Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Chester A. Riley

William Bendix

Peg Riley

Rosemary DeCamp

Gillis

James Gleason

Martha Bogle

Beulah Bondi

Sidney Monahan

Bill Goodwin

Barbara Riley

Meg Randall

Jeff Taylor

Richard Long

Norman

Ted de Corsia

Burt Stevenson

Mark Daniels

Lucy Monahan

Victoria Horne

Digger O'Dell

John Brown

Junior Riley

Lanny Rees

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