Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- Fred Stanley, James Gruen
- Release Year
- 1928
- Runtime
- 68 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (11 votes)
Top Cast
J. Farrell MacDonald
James 'Aloysius' Riley
Nancy Drexel
Mary Coronelli
David Rollins
David 'Davy' Collins
Louise Fazenda
Lena Krausmeyer
Billy Bevan
Paris Cabman
Mildred Boyd
Caroline
Mike Donlin
Crook
Otto Fries
Munich Cabman
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