Rainbow Riley

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Rainbow Riley
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Directed by Charles Hines
Written by John W. Krafft
Based onThe Cub
by Thompson Buchanan
Produced by C.C. Burr
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Production
company
C.C. Burr Productions
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • February 7, 1926 (1926-02-07)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Rainbow Riley is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Brenda Bond, and Bradley Barker. [1] [2]

Contents

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

Preservation

A fragment of Rainbow Riley is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. [4]

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References

  1. Munden p. 631
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Rainbow Riley at silentera.con
  3. "New Pictures: Rainbow Riley". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 24 (9): 66. February 13, 1926. Retrieved March 17, 2023.PD-icon.svg 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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