Rainbow Riley

Rainbow Riley
Rainbow Riley
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Directed by	Charles Hines
Written by	John W. Krafft
Based on	The Cub; by Thompson Buchanan
Produced by	C.C. Burr
Starring	Johnny Hines ; Brenda Bond; Bradley Barker ;
Cinematography	Charles E. Gilson ; William Wallace ; Albert Wetzel ;
Edited by	George Amy ; John W. Krafft ;
Production; company	C.C. Burr Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 7, 1926;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated October 27, 2025

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.

External links

Rainbow Riley at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 631

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Rainbow Riley at silentera.con

[EH-3] "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 .

[4] The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rainbow Riley

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