The Life of Riley A Wire for Gillis (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy

The Life of Riley

A Wire for Gillis (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy

Gillis gets a telegram out of the blue and is secretive about its contents. Riley speculates wildly that his friend came into money and gets mad at Jim for being so mysterious.

Writers

Dick Conway | Roland MacLane

Cinematographer

Lucien N. Andriot

Editor

Frank Baldridge

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Updated Sep 14, 1956

Release date

Sep 14, 1956 (United States)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
William Bendix Chester A. Riley Chester A. Riley See fewer	Lifeboat (1944)
Marjorie Reynolds Peg Riley Peg Riley See fewer	His Kind of Woman (1951)
Tom D'Andrea Jim Gillis Jim Gillis See fewer	Dark Passage (1947)
Wesley Morgan Junior Riley (as Wes Morgan) Junior Riley (as Wes Morgan) See fewer	The Life of Riley (1953)
Gloria Blondell Honeybee Gillis Honeybee Gillis See fewer	Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Henry Kulky Otto Schmidlap (as Henry 'Bomber' Kulky) Otto Schmidlap (as Henry 'Bomber' Kulky) See fewer	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
Jack Kruschen Dooley Dooley See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Richard Karlan Waiter Waiter See fewer	Tangier Incident (1953)
George O'Hanlon Calvin Dudley Calvin Dudley See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Lugene Sanders Babs Babs See fewer	Tormented (1960)
Florence Sundstrom Belle Dudley Belle Dudley See fewer	JAG (1995)