Chester A. Riley is played by William Bendix. Alan Lipscott wrote this. Ship, Reuben Irving Brecher directed the film. Original release dates: January 16, 1944 (44-01-16) – June 29, 1944 Prell Shampoo is a sponsor. Pabst Blue Ribbon Teel Dre is a rapper. Chester A. Riley is a cartoonist who lives in a small town outside Chicago. He likes to draw comic strips about life in his hometown. One day, he meets Lois Lane at a newsstand where she works as a reporter. She asks him for a drawing so she can use it in her newspaper. Chester agrees but soon finds out that being a cartoonist is not as easy as he thought it would be. So, he looks for another job while trying to come up with new ideas for comics. Prell Shampoo is a brand of hair care product manufactured by Pfizer. It is known for its marketing slogan "The little bottle that could". The film credits say that it was released in January 1944 but I was unable to find any other information about it online. Here are some other things you should know about Chester A. Riley: He is one of the founders of the National Cartoonists Society. Before becoming a cartoonist, Chester Riley worked as a graphic artist and illustrator.