Tillie's Tomato Surprise

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Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)

Directed by Howell Hansel

“The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened”

Comedy · 1h 06m

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.

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Cast

Marie Dressler Tillie Todd
E
Eleanor Fairbanks Amber Gris
S
Sarah McVicker Aunt Sally Clara Lambert Tillie's Mother Tom McNaughton Percy Jitney Colin Campbell The Bat
J
James the Monkey Jim the Monkey

Crew

Director
Howell Hansel
Writer
Acton Davies
Producer
Siegmund Lubin

Details

Release date
1915-09-27
Runtime
1h 06m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Lubin Manufacturing Company