Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His ...
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Title: The Life of Riley (1953–1958)
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| William Bendix | ... | Chester A. Riley / ... 219 episodes, 1953-1958 | |
| Marjorie Reynolds | ... | Peg Riley / ... 137 episodes, 1953-1958 | |
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Wesley Morgan | ... | Junior Riley / ... 132 episodes, 1953-1958 |
| Tom D'Andrea | ... | Jim Gillis / ... 128 episodes, 1953-1958 | |
| Lugene Sanders | ... | Babs Riley / ... 98 episodes, 1953-1957 | |
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Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!" Written by Anonymous
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los angeles california | blue collar worker | riveter | aircraft factory | family life |Genres:
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2 January 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Life of Riley See more »Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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William Bendix and Marjorie Reynolds provided the right chemistry for the television comedy hit, "The Life of Reilly."
Bendix was sort of an Archie Bunker without the bigotry in this show. Marjorie Reynolds,who left motion pictures, to pursue this show, was the perfect foil for Riley's trials and tribulations. Their wonderful children Babs and Junior always figured well in the various plots. The goal of the show was to show that you just can't win.
What perfect casting for the next door neighbors Jim and Honeybee. Tom D'Andrea and Joan Blondell's sister, Gloria, fit the bill perfectly. James Gleason would sometimes appear as Riley's cantankerous but yet good natured dad.