The Life of Riley is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Irving Brecher and starring William Bendix, Rosemary DeCamp and James Gleason.[2] It was based on the popular radio show of the same title.[3]
The Life of Riley | |
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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 |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | over $1.5 million[1] |
Plot
editA 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
edit- 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
editWilliam 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ "'Kettle', 'Reilly', Key US Bread and Butter BO". Variety. 10 August 1949. p. 6.
- ^ Monaco p.50
- ^ "The Life of Riley". Variety. January 26, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Monday High Spots". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1950-05-08. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
Bibliography
edit- James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991. [ISBN missing]
External links
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