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The Life of Riley is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Irving Brecher and starring William Bendix, Rosemary DeCamp and James Gleason.[1] It was based on the popular radio show of the same name.

The Life of Riley
Directed by	Irving Brecher
Written by	Irving Brecher Groucho Marx
Produced by	Irving Brecher
Starring	William Bendix Rosemary DeCamp James Gleason
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production company	Brecher Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 16, 1949 (1949-04-16)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

A well-meaning factory employee is struggling financially. His career gets a lift when he receives a promotion, but this causes resentment among his fellow workers who believe it is due to the fact his daughter is engaged to the factory owner's son.

Main cast

• William Bendix as Chester A. Riley
• Rosemary DeCamp as Peg Riley
• James Gleason as Gillis
• Bill Goodwin as Sidney Monahan
• Beulah Bondi as Miss Martha Bogle
• Meg Randall as Barbara "Babs" Riley
• Richard Long as Jeff Taylor
• Lanny Rees as Junior Riley
• Mark Daniels as Burt Stevenson
• Ted de Corsia as Norman
• John Brown as Digby "Digger" ODell
• Victoria Horne as Lucy Monahan
• William E. Green as Carl Stevenson

Radio adaptation

William Bendix and Rosemary DeCamp reprised their roles in an hour-long radio adaptation of the film that was presented on Lux Radio Theatre on May 8, 1950.[2]

References

Bibliography

• James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991. ^{[ISBN missing]}

External links

• The Life of Riley at IMDb

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