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The Life of Riley
Directed byIrving Brecher
Written byIrving Brecher
Groucho Marx
Produced byIrving Brecher
StarringWilliam Bendix
Rosemary DeCamp
James Gleason
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byFrank Skinner

Production
company

Brecher Productions

Distributed byUniversal Pictures

Release date

  • April 16, 1949 (1949-04-16)

Running time

90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeover $1.5 million[1]

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]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Radio adaptation[edit]

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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'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.
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