Tell It to Sweeney

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Tell It to Sweeney
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Directed by Gregory La Cava
Screenplay byKerry Clarke
George Marion Jr.
Story by Percy Heath
Monte Brice
Produced byGregory La Cava
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
B. P. Schulberg
Starring Chester Conklin
George Bancroft
Jack Luden
Doris Hill
CinematographyH. Kinley Martin
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 24, 1927 (1927-09-24)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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Preservation

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

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References

  1. "Movie Review - Tell It to Sweeney - Review 1 -- No Title - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "Tell It to Sweeney". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Tell It to Sweeney