The Life of Riley (1949)

8.0/10 • 90 min • Comedy

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.

Cast

William Bendix

Chester A. Riley

Rosemary DeCamp

Peg Riley

James Gleason

Gillis

Beulah Bondi

Martha Bogle

Bill Goodwin

Sidney Monahan

Meg Randall

Barbara Riley

Richard Long

Jeff Taylor

Ted de Corsia

Norman

Mark Daniels

Burt Stevenson

Victoria Horne

Lucy Monahan

John Brown

Digger O'Dell

Lanny Rees

Junior Riley

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