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]
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| Directed by | John Ford (uncredited) |
| Written by | Fred Stanley James Gruen |
| Produced by | John Ford |
| Starring | J. Farrell MacDonald Nancy Drexel |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
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
References
External links
- Riley the Cop at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Riley the Cop at IMDb
- Riley the Cop is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
