Tillie's Tomato Surprise

Tillie's Tomato Surprise(1915)

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09/27/1915 (US)Comedy1h 6m
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"The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened"

Overview

Tillie Todd gifts her wealthy Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion, falsely claiming it’s handmade. Cousin Percy exposes the lie, vying for Sally’s favor. At Sally’s birthday, Tillie’s suitor “The Bat” crash-lands his flying invention, inspiring Sally to take flight herself. Declared dead after vanishing for days, she wills Tillie the pincushion but leaves most of her estate to her pet monkey Jim, with Percy as eventual heir. Percy kidnaps Jim to hasten his fortune, framing Tillie for the crime. Pursued by police, Tillie is saved when Sally returns alive. In frustration, Tillie tears apart the despised pincushion—only to discover it stuffed with $10,000.

Howell Hansel

Director

Acton Davies

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Tillie Todd

Eleanor Fairbanks

Eleanor Fairbanks

Amber Gris

Sarah McVicker

Sarah McVicker

Aunt Sally

Clara Lambert

Clara Lambert

Tillie's Mother

Tom McNaughton

Tom McNaughton

Percy Jitney

Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell

The Bat

James the Monkey

James the Monkey

Jim the Monkey

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Part of the Tillie Collection

Dressler played Tillie the Country-girl in three films.

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