"LOVE LAUGHS AT HOOSEGOW WHEN COP TURNS CUPID" 25 November 1928 Comedy 68 mins
In this early comedy from John Ford, Riley is a New York Irish cop sent to Germany to track down a young man who stole money from a local bakery.
Watch the official Riley the Cop 1928 trailer in HD below.
J. Farrell MacDonald as James 'Aloysius' Riley
Nancy Drexel as Mary Coronelli
David Rollins as David 'Davy' Collins
Louise Fazenda as Lena Krausmeyer
Billy Bevan as Paris Cabman
Mildred Boyd as Caroline
Mike Donlin as Crook
Otto Fries as Munich Cabman
Dell Henderson as Judge Coronelli
Isabelle Keith as French Woman on Pier
Robert Parrish as Boy
Russ Powell as Mr. Kuchendorf
Harry Schultz as Hans 'Eitel' Krausmeyer
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as Julius Kuchendorf
Rolfe Sedan as French Restaurant Patron
Harry Semels as French Policeman
John Ford Director
Fred Stanley Writer
James Gruen Writer
John Ford Producer
Charles G. Clarke Director of Photography
Alex Troffey Editor
Philip Ford Assistant Director
William Fox Presenter
Erno Rapee Music Director
S.L. Rothafel Music Arranger
United States 25 November 1928
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Obra menor de Ford a la que le faltan algunas secuencias. Interpretada por J. Farrell MacDonald Nancy Drexel y Louise Fazenda.
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