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Riley the Cop

Riley the Cop

1928Movie⏱️ 1h 8mPassed
ComedyDrama
6
IMDB Rating
294 votes

Baker Davy is engaged to wealthy Mary. Her snooty aunt takes Mary to Europe, hoping to break up the couple, but Davy uses his savings to follow her there and is falsely accused of embezzlement. A cop pursues him and falls for a fl...

Director
John Ford
Writers
Fred Stanley, James Gruen
Stars
J. Farrell MacDonald, Louise Fazenda, Nancy Drexel
Release Date
November 25, 1928
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
as James 'Aloysius' Riley
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
as Lena Krausmeyer
Nancy Drexel
Nancy Drexel
as Mary Coronelli
David Rollins
David Rollins
as David 'Davy' Collins
Harry Schultz
Harry Schultz
as Hans 'Eitel' Krausmeyer
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Mildred Boyd
as Caroline
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
as Julius Kuchendorf
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
as Judge Coronelli
Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin
as Crook
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
as Mr. Kuchendorf

🎬 Technical Specs

Production
Fox Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

telegramjailwoman wears a hatsandlot baseballteletype machine

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

The Inherent Humility and Importance of the Individual is put under figurative 'microscope;' using the Olde Fashioned "Cop On The Beat" as subject.
by redryan642009-11-30
8/10

"FOR SOME YEARS we have known of the work of Mr. J. Farrell McDonald, character actor supreme. His roles, though often 'small' or rather brief, were often important, even pivotal to the story. The parts he played were in such disparate roles in a wide variety of films. AS A BRIEF sampling of his credits we offer (for your approval of course),the following: as 'The Coach'*in THE SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME (Universal, 1931; as 'Sourpuss' Smithers in Frank Capra's MEET JOHN DOE (Frank Capra Productions/Warner Brothers, 1941); as the unidentified owner of the tree tha..."

📖 Synopsis

Baker Davy is engaged to wealthy Mary. Her snooty aunt takes Mary to Europe, hoping to break up the couple, but Davy uses his savings to follow her there and is falsely accused of embezzlement. A cop pursues him and falls for a fl...