The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

90 mins | Comedy | April 16, 1949

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.

The Life of Riley

90 mins | Comedy | April 16, 1949

The Life of Riley
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Life of Riley
Directors Irving Brecher
Writers Groucho Marx, Irving Brecher

Cast

William Bendix

as Chester A. Riley

Rosemary DeCamp

as Peg Riley

James Gleason

as Gillis

Beulah Bondi

as Martha Bogle

Bill Goodwin

as Sidney Monahan

Meg Randall

as Barbara Riley

Richard Long

as Jeff Taylor

Ted de Corsia

as Norman

Mark Daniels

as Burt Stevenson

Victoria Horne

as Lucy Monahan

John Brown

as Digger O'Dell

Lanny Rees

as Junior Riley