Overview

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!"

Cast

Jackie Gleason, Rosemary DeCamp, Lanny Rees, Gloria Winters, Bob Jellison, Sid Tomack, Jimmy Lydon, Alan Reed

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What is "The Life of Riley" about?

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!"

When was "The Life of Riley" released?

The Life of Riley was released in 1949.

Who stars in "The Life of Riley"?

The cast includes Jackie Gleason, Rosemary DeCamp, Lanny Rees, Gloria Winters.

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