Rip Roaring Riley is a 1935 American action film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Elmer Clifton, with Lloyd Hughes, Marion Burns and Grant Withers.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor. A second feature, it was released in America by Puritan Pictures and in Britain by Pathé Pictures under the alternative title The Mystery of Diamond Island.
| Rip Roaring Riley | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
| Written by | Homer King Gordon George Jeske |
| Produced by | C.C. Burr |
| Starring | Lloyd Hughes Marion Burns Grant Withers |
| Cinematography | Irvin Akers |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Production company | C.C. Burr Productions |
| Distributed by | Puritan Pictures |
Release date | October 24, 1935 |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A federal agent manages to crash land on Diamond Island, where the government suspects that Major Gray is developing a new poison gas, by forcing Professor Baker and his daughter Anne to work for him.
Cast edit
- Lloyd Hughes as Ted 'Rip-Roaring' Riley
- Marion Burns as Anne Baker
- Grant Withers as Major Gray
- John Cowell as Professor Baker
- Paul Ellis as Franko - Henchman
- Eddie Gribbon as Sparko - Henchman
- Kit Guard as Bruno - Henchman
- Joe Hirakawa as Lun - Houseboy
- Wilfred Lucas as Police Chief
References edit
- ^ Langman p.127
Bibliography edit
- Langman, Larry. Return to Paradise: A Guide to South Sea Island Films. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links edit
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