''Riley the Cop'' is a 1928 American synchronized
sound
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comedy film
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directed by
John Ford
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. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the
sound-on-film
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movietone process.
Cast
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J. Farrell MacDonald as James "Aloysius" Riley (as Farrell Macdonald)
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Nancy Drexel as Mary Coronelli
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David Rollins as David "Davy" Collins
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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
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Billy Bevan as Paris Cabman (uncredited)
* Mildred Boyd as Caroline (uncredited)
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Mike Donlin as Crook (uncredited)
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Otto Fries as Munich Cabman (uncredited)
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Dell Henderson
George Adelbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, film director, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film.
Biography
Born in the southwest ...
as Judge Coronelli (uncredited)
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Isabelle Keith as French Woman on Pier (uncredited)
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Robert Parrish
Robert Reese Parrish (January 4, 1916December 4, 1995) was an American film director, editor and former child actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on ''Body and Soul (1947 film), Body and Soul'' (1947).
Life and car ...
as Boy (uncredited)
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Russ Powell as Mr. Kuchendorf (uncredited)
* Harry Schultz as Hans "Eitel" Krausmeyer (uncredited)
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as Julius Kuchendorf (uncredited)
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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)
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Harry Semels as French Policeman (uncredited)
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Tom Wilson as Sergeant (uncredited)
See also
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List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ...
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
Silent American comedy films
Films set in France
Films set in Germany
1920s American films
Synchronized sound films
1920s English-language films
Articles containing video clips
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