Rainbow Riley

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

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 (1926-02-07)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]