Tell It to Sweeney

Tell It to Sweeney is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Monte Brice, Kerry Clarke, George Marion Jr., and Percy Heath. The film stars Chester Conklin, George Bancroft, Jack Luden, Doris Hill, Frank Bond, and William H. Tooker. The film was released on September 24, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Tell It to Sweeney
Lobby card
Directed by	Gregory La Cava
Screenplay by	Kerry Clarke George Marion Jr.
Story by	Percy Heath Monte Brice
Produced by	Gregory La Cava Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor B. P. Schulberg
Starring	Chester Conklin George Bancroft Jack Luden Doris Hill
Cinematography	H. Kinley Martin
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 24, 1927 (1927-09-24)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Chester Conklin as Luke Beamish
• George Bancroft as Cannonball Casey
• Jack Luden as Jack Sweeney
• Doris Hill as Doris Beamish
• Frank Bond as Supt. Dugan
• William H. Tooker as Old Man Sweeney

Preservation

A print of Tell It to Sweeney is in the Gosfilmofond collection in Moscow.^[3]