''Rip Roaring Riley'' is a 1935 American

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directed by

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and starring

and starring Lloyd Hughes,

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and

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.Langman p.127 The film's sets were designed by the

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. A

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, it was released in America by Puritan Pictures and in Britain by

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under the

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''The Mystery of Diamond Island''.

Synopsis

A federal agent manages to crash land on Diamond Island, where the government suspects that Major Gray is developing a new

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, by forcing Professor Baker and his daughter Anne to work for him.

Cast

* Lloyd Hughes as Ted 'Rip-Roaring' Riley *

as Anne Baker *

as Major Gray * John Cowell as Professor Baker *

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as Franko - Henchman *

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as Sparko - Henchman *

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as Bruno - Henchman * Joe Hirakawa as Lun - Houseboy *

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as Police Chief

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1935 films 1935 crime films 1930s English-language films 1930s crime action films American crime action films Films directed by Elmer Clifton American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{action-film-stub