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The Life of Riley
Also known as Rabo de Saia in Brazil; Tout feu, tout flammes in France; 与太成功記 in Japan; Atribulações de um Inventor in Portugal; Red Hot Riley in the United Kingdom
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6712 feet
Directed by William Beaudine
Cast: Charles Murray [Timothy Riley, the fire chief], George Sidney [Otto Meyer, the police chief], Stephen Carr [Steve Meyer], June Marlowe [Molly O’Rourke], Myrtle Stedman [Penelope Jones], Sam Hardy [Al Montague], Bert Woodruff [Aaron Brown], Edwards Davis [John King]
First National Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A William Beaudine Production; A First National Picture]. / Produced by E.M. Asher. Scenario by Curtis Benton, from an adaptation by Howard J. Green of a story by Mann Page. Gag writer, Jack Wagner. Pyrotechnics by Harry Redmond Sr. Cinematography by Charles Van Enger. Intertitles written by Gene Towne and Sidney Lazarus. Presented by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / © 8 September 1927 by First National Pictures, Incorporated [LP24377]. Premiered 3 September 1927 in New York, New York. Released 18 September 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by First National-Pathé Pictures as Red Hot Riley on 6 December 1927. The film was released in Portugal as Atribulações de um Inventor on 3 March 1930. / Silent film.
Comedy.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 June 2025.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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