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The Life of Riley

19497.0 / 1090 min
Comedy

Overview

Based on the Hit Radio Show

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.

Cast

William Bendix

William Bendix

Chester A. Riley

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Peg Riley

James Gleason

James Gleason

Gillis

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Martha Bogle

Bill Goodwin

Bill Goodwin

Sidney Monahan

Meg Randall

Meg Randall

Barbara Riley

Richard Long

Richard Long

Jeff Taylor

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Norman

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Burt Stevenson

Victoria Horne

Victoria Horne

Lucy Monahan

John Brown

John Brown

Digger O'Dell

Lanny Rees

Lanny Rees

Junior Riley

Crew

Irving Brecher

Irving Brecher

Director

Milton Carruth

Milton Carruth

Editor

Bernard Herzbrun

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Irving Brecher

Irving Brecher

Writer

John DeCuir

John DeCuir

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Story

Irving Brecher

Irving Brecher

Producer

Rosemary Odell

Rosemary Odell

Costume Design

William H. Daniels

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

Emmy Eckhardt

Emmy Eckhardt

Hairstylist