Riley is persuaded by his overseas friend Herman Dugan to stand in as proxy groom for a wedding to Lily Mae Lightfoot, Herman's sweetheart. Her father, Wild Pete Lightfoot, an old-fashioned former cowboy, objects strongly, and the plan grows more complicated. Riley plans an elopement and enlists his family's help, including Uncle Baxter, who insists on coming along. The story is part two of the proxy wedding storyline in The Life of Riley, first broadcast on April 23, 1944, on the Blue Network/ABC and NBC. William Bendix stars as Riley, with Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried and Alan Reed in the cast.

With Riley, Peg, Herman Dugan, Lily Mae Lightfoot, Wild Pete Lightfoot, Uncle Baxter, Junior, Judge Pilky.

Listen for: Riley's attempt to elope with Lily Mae and the proxy wedding ceremony with Judge Pilky

First aired on April 23, 1944 on Blue Network/ABC, NBC.

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