Tell It to Sweeney

{{short description|1927 film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Tell It to Sweeney

| image = Tell It to Sweeney.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Lobby card

| director = Gregory La Cava

| producer = Gregory La Cava
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
B. P. Schulberg

| screenplay = Kerry Clarke
George Marion Jr.

| story = Percy Heath
Monte Brice

| starring = Chester Conklin
George Bancroft
Jack Luden
Doris Hill

| music =

| cinematography = H. Kinley Martin

| editing =

| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1927|9|24}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E2D61F30E132A25754C1A9669D946695D6CF|title=Movie Review - Tell It to Sweeney - Review 1 -- No Title - NYTimes.com|work=The New York Times|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=12558|title=Tell It to Sweeney|work=afi.com|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}

==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