THE LIFE OF RILEY 7 DVD Set TV Jackie Gleason Lost Episodes (1949)
Complete Series 7 DVD SET
THE ORIGINAL VERSION LIFE OF RILEY over 12 HOURS of LOST EPISODES JACKIE GLEASON
Beginning October 4, 1949, the show was adapted for television for the DuMont Television Network, but Bendix's film contracts prevented him from appearing in the role. Instead, Jackie Gleason starred along with Rosemary DeCamp as wife Peg, Gloria Winters as daughter Barbara (Babs), Lanny Rees as son Chester Jr. (Junior), and Sid Tomack as Gillis, Riley's manipulative best buddy and next-door neighbor. John Brown returned as the morbid counseling undertaker Digby (Digger) O'Dell ("Well, I guess I'll be... shoveling off"; "Business is a little dead tonight"). Television's first Life of Riley won television's first Emmy (for "Best Film Made For and Shown on Television"). However, it came to an end on March 28, 1950 because of low ratings and because Gleason left the show, thinking he could find a better showcase for his unique abilities. Groucho Marx received a credit for "story."
Jackie Gleason ............... Chester A. Riley
Rosemary DeCamp .............. Peg Riley
Lanny Rees ................... Junior Riley
Gloria Winters ............... Babs Riley
Sid Tomack ................... Jim Gillis
Maxine Semon ................. Honeybee Gillis
John Brown ................... Digby "Digger" O'Dell
Bill Green ................... Carl Stephenson
Bob Jellison ................. Waldo Binny
George McDonald .............. Egbert Gillis
EPISODES
French Professor
Tonsils
Pegs Birthday
The Boarder
Juniors Birthday Party
Prom Dress
Rileys Birthday Gift
Riley Gillis and Vanderhopper Inc
Junior Falls For Teacher
Night School
Babs and Simon Step Out
Egberts Chemistry Set
Nervous Breakdown
Assistant Manager
Junior Drops Out
Riley's Firstborn
Insurance
The Gambler
Acting Lessons
Valentines Day
Home Sweet Home
South American Job
Rileys Quarrel
Junior and The Bully
The Banned Book
Five Dollar Bill
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