The Life of Riley
movie

Based on the Hit Radio Show
Released April 16, 1949
Genres:
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
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
Crew
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Irving Brecher
as
Director
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Irving Brecher
as
Writer

Groucho Marx
as
Story
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Irving Brecher
as
Producer
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Milton Carruth
as
Editor

John DeCuir
as
Art Direction
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Bernard Herzbrun
as
Art Direction
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Russell A. Gausman
as
Set Decoration
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Rosemary Odell
as
Costume Design

William H. Daniels
as
Director of Photography
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Emmy Eckhardt
as
Hairstylist