Rainbow Riley is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Brenda Bond, and Bradley Barker.[1][2]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Steve Riley, a cub reporter, is sent out to cover a feud between two large families. He becomes the enemy of both, because he wishes to marry Alice, a young woman from one family, and does not wish to marry a young woman of the other, even though she loves him. After a series of dangerous adventures, he is rescued. He returns to the office of his paper with a big story and a new wife.
Cast
- Johnny Hines as Steve Riley
- Brenda Bond as Alice Ripper
- Bradley Barker as Tilden McFields
- Dan Mason as Dr. Lem Perkins
- John F. Hamilton as Halfwit
- Harlan Knight as Zeb White
- Herbert Standing as Newspaper Editor (*more than likely Herbert Standing Jr.)
- Ben F. Wilson as Capt. Jones
- Lillian Ardell as Becky
Preservation
A fragment of Rainbow Riley is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4]
References
- ^ Munden p. 631
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rainbow Riley at silentera.con
- ^ "New Pictures: Rainbow Riley". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (9). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 66 February 13, 1926. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rainbow Riley
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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