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The Life of Riley was an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book.
Original Release
10/04/1949 on NBC
US Release
10/04/1949
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rosemary DeCamp | Peg Riley / Peg / Mom |
| Jackie Gleason | Chester A. Riley / Chester Riley |
| Sid Tomack | Jim Gillis / Gillis |
| John Brown | Digger O'Dell / Digger / Digger' ODell / Digby 'Digger' O'Dell / Agent |
| Bob Jellison | Waldo Binny / Waldo / Waldo Binnie |
| Maxine Semon | Honeybee Gillis |
| Anne Burr | Marilyn Morris / Marilyn |
| Jimmy Wallington | Self - Announcer / Announcer |
| Jimmy Lydon | Simon Vanderhopper |
| Tito Vuolo | Tony |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonsils | Tuesday, 04 October 1949 |
| 2 | Babs and Simon Step Out | Tuesday, 11 October 1949 |
| 3 | Egbert's Chemistry Set | Tuesday, 18 October 1949 |
| 4 | The French Professor | Tuesday, 25 October 1949 |
| 5 | Nervous Breakdown | Tuesday, 01 November 1949 |
| 6 | Assistant Manager | Tuesday, 08 November 1949 |
| 7 | Riley's Birthday Gift | Tuesday, 15 November 1949 |
| 8 | Riley, Gillis, and Vanderhopper, Inc. | Tuesday, 22 November 1949 |
| 9 | Junior Falls for Teacher | Tuesday, 29 November 1949 |
| 10 | Night School | Tuesday, 06 December 1949 |
| 11 | Prom Dress | Tuesday, 13 December 1949 |
| 12 | Junior's Birthday Party | Tuesday, 20 December 1949 |
| 13 | The Boarder | Tuesday, 27 December 1949 |
| 14 | Peg's Birthday | Tuesday, 03 January 1950 |
| 15 | Junior Drops Out | Tuesday, 10 January 1950 |
| 16 | Riley's Firstborn | Tuesday, 17 January 1950 |
| 17 | Insurance | Tuesday, 24 January 1950 |
| 18 | The Gambler | Tuesday, 31 January 1950 |
| 19 | Acting Lessons | Tuesday, 07 February 1950 |
| 20 | Valentine's Day | Tuesday, 14 February 1950 |
| 21 | Home Sweet Home | Tuesday, 21 February 1950 |
| 22 | South American Job | Tuesday, 28 February 1950 |
| 23 | Riley's Quarrel | Tuesday, 07 March 1950 |
| 24 | Junior and the Bully | Tuesday, 14 March 1950 |
| 25 | The Banned Book | Tuesday, 21 March 1950 |
| 26 | Five Dollar Bill | Tuesday, 28 March 1950 |
Directors
Herbert I. Leeds, Leslie Goodwins, Edward Stevens, Irving Brecher
Writers
Reuben Ship, Alan Lipscott, Irving Brecher, Ashmead Scott
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rosemary DeCamp | Peg Riley / Peg / Mom |
| Jackie Gleason | Chester A. Riley / Chester Riley |
| Sid Tomack | Jim Gillis / Gillis |
| John Brown | Digger O'Dell / Digger / Digger' ODell / Digby 'Digger' O'Dell / Agent |
| Bob Jellison | Waldo Binny / Waldo / Waldo Binnie |
| Maxine Semon | Honeybee Gillis |
| Anne Burr | Marilyn Morris / Marilyn |
| Jimmy Wallington | Self - Announcer / Announcer |
| Jimmy Lydon | Simon Vanderhopper |
| Tito Vuolo | Tony |
| Alan Reed | Punchy / Ferguson |
| Marlo Dwyer | Teacher / Mrs. Bennett |
| Jay Kirby | Hal Sloman |
| Queenie Leonard | Miss Clyde |
| Emory Parnell | Clay J. Stevenson |
| Steven Clark | Jeff Warwick |
| Mack Williams | Teacher |
| Marten Lamont | Professor Lafayette |
| John Hamilton | Dr. Beamish |
| Fay Baker | Prof. Van Plantan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Irving Brecher | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1950 | Emmy | Best Film Made for and Viewed on Television in 1949 | Won |
