The Life of Riley is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Irving Brecher and starring William Bendix, Rosemary DeCamp and James Gleason.Monaco p.50 It was based on the popular radio show of the same title. The film was premiered in Cincinnati, Ohio on 5 March 1949.Warfel, Jack. "Stage and Screen: 'The Life of Riley'." Cleveland (OH) Press, 7 March 1949, 16.
Plot 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.
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.
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