''Riley the Cop'' is a 1928 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...

. It was a

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

with a synchronized music track and sound effects.

Cast

J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ...

as James "Aloysius" Riley (as Farrell Macdonald) * Nancy Drexel as Mary Coronelli * David Rollins as David "Davy" Collins *

Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise bro ...

as Lena Krausmeyer * Billy Bevan as Paris Cabman (uncredited) * Mildred Boyd as Caroline (uncredited) * Mike Donlin as Crook (uncredited) *

Otto Fries Otto Hugo Fries (October 28, 1887 – September 15, 1938) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1938. Biography Fries was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in 1938 in Los Angeles, California a ...

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 Rolfe Sedan (born Edward Sedan; January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters, etc. Ea ...

as French Restaurant Patron (uncredited) *

Harry Semels Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Career Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictu ...

as French Policeman (uncredited) * Tom Wilson as Sergeant (uncredited)

References

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* * 1928 films 1928 comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Ford Fox Film films Transitional sound comedy films American comedy films Films set in France Films set in Germany 1920s American films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub