The Life of Riley (1949) — Where to watch: streaming availability & viewing options
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The Life of Riley (1949) puts the Comedy vibe up front, focused on tone, character beats, and a clean story drive. It keeps things light, with humor coming mainly from character dynamics and timing. The cast, featuring Gloria Winters, Rosemary DeCamp, and Jackie Gleason, helps keep the story grounded. Ratings sit around 3.5/10, and it will likely land best with viewers who already enjoy the genre. Streaming, rental, and purchase options can change by region and date, check this page for the latest availability.
The Life of Riley (1949)
First aired: October 4, 1949
Runtime: 30 min
Networks: NBC
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!"
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