1949 comedy
In this comedy, airplane riveter Chester A. Riley wants to find a better-paying, less-taxing job. Chester gets his chance when his employer's son falls in love with Riley's daughter. Wanting to make her father happy, the daughter agrees to marry the boy if her father is made an executive.
William Bendix - Chester A. Riley
Rosemary DeCamp - Peg Riley
James Gleason - Gillis
Bill Goodwin - Sidney Monahan
The Life of Riley (1949) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
THE LIFE OF RILEY (1949) has an interesting history for that it is remembered, if at all, solely as the role created by William Bendix. This in part is true, for that Bendix did originate the role of Chester A. Riley on radio in 1944. Although it's been said that he was unavailable to star in the proposed TV series in 1949, he did get to star as Riley in the 1949 Universal-International movie version of that same name with Rosemary DeCamp as his wife, Peg (which at one time aired on American Movie Classics in the late 1980s).
As for the TV series, the Dumont network substituted the unavailable Bendix for the not-so-well-known Jackie Gleason as Riley; with Rosemary DeCamp as Peg; Lanny Rees as son, Junior; and Gloria Winters as daughter, Babs; along with Sid Tomack as Riley's friend, Gillis. After 26 episodes, the series was cancelled in early 1950.
Then in 1953, THE LIFE OF RILEY was brought back to television (NBC), this time with William
Bendix playing Riley and Marjorie Reynolds as Peg. The new series lasted five successful years. By the time THE LIFE OF RILEY ended its run in 1958
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