Riley the Cop

1928 film

  • November 25, 1928 (1928-11-25)
Running time
68 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

Riley the Cop is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by John Ford. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process.[1]

Cast

  • J. Farrell MacDonald as James "Aloysius" Riley (as Farrell Macdonald)
  • Nancy Drexel as Mary Coronelli
  • David Rollins as David "Davy" Collins
  • Louise Fazenda as Lena Krausmeyer
  • Billy Bevan as Paris Cabman (uncredited)
  • Mildred Boyd as Caroline (uncredited)
  • Mike Donlin as Crook (uncredited)
  • Otto Fries as Munich Cabman (uncredited)
  • Dell Henderson as Judge Coronelli (uncredited)
  • Isabelle Keith as French Woman on Pier (uncredited)
  • Robert Parrish as Boy (uncredited)
  • Russ Powell as Mr. Kuchendorf (uncredited)
  • Harry Schultz as Hans "Eitel" Krausmeyer (uncredited)
  • Ferdinand SchumannasHeink as Julius Kuchendorf (uncredited)
  • Rolfe Sedan as French Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Harry Semels as French Policeman (uncredited)
  • Tom Wilson as Sergeant (uncredited)

See also

  • List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Riley the Cop". Silent Era. Retrieved March 23, 2008.

External links

  • Riley the Cop at the American Film Institute Catalog
  • Riley the Cop at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Riley the Cop is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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  • Directed by John Ford (1971 documentary)
  • Five Came Back (2017 documentary)
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