Riley the Cop explained

Riley the Cop
Director:	John Ford (uncredited)
Producer:	John Ford
Starring:	J. Farrell MacDonald Nancy Drexel
Cinematography:	Charles G. Clarke
Editing:	Alex Troffey
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	68 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	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)

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Riley the Cop . March 23, 2008. Silent Era.