''Sweedie Learns to Swim'' is a 1914 silent short 1-reel comedy film starring

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in ''Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in ''Grand Hotel'' (193 ...

and

Ben Turpin Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. Turpin wo ...

and produced and distributed by the Essanay Company. This short survives in the Library of Congress collection, UCLA Film and Television and others.Catalog of Holdings, ''The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.177 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

Cast

Sweedie Sweedie (also known as My Sweedie, The Swedish Maid) is a fictional character portrayed by actor Wallace Beery in drag in a series of comedy films from 1914 to 1916. The series is notable as the means by which Beery, a particularly masculine acto ...

*Betty Brown as Mrs. Rich *

as Captain of the Life Savers *

Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948), Leo Weiss, was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Born in Germany, White grew up in England where ...

as Mr. Rich *

Charlotte Mineau Charlotte Mineau (March 24, 1886 – October 12, 1979) was a tall and thin American film actress of the silent era appearing in 65 to 80 films. Biography Mineau appeared in 65 films between 1913 and 1931. She supported Charlie Chaplin on ...

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* 1914 films Essanay Studios films American silent short films Silent American comedy films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub