Riley the Cop

Riley the Cop
Fox Film Corporation
Release date	November 25, 1928 (1928-11-25)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (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)

References

^ "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

Riley the Cop is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

v t e Films by John Ford
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