Tell It to the Marines (1926 film)

Tell It to the Marines
Directed byGeorge W. Hill
Written byE. Richard Schayer
Produced byGeorge W. Hill
StarringLon Chaney
William Haines
Eleanor Boardman
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 23, 1926 (1926-12-23)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Box office$1,658,000[1]

Tell It to the Marines is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by George W. Hill and starring Lon Chaney, William Haines, and Eleanor Boardman. The film follows a Marine recruit and the sergeant who trains him. It was the biggest box office success of Chaney's career and the second biggest moneymaker of 1926/1927.[2]

In April 2012 the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive collection.

  1. ^ Blake, Michael F. (1997). A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures. p. 331.
  2. ^ Eames, John Douglas, The MGM Story, 1981