Tillie's Tomato Surprise

"The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened"

1915 1h 6m EN

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howell Hansel
Writers: Acton Davies
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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111 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tillie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Marie Dressler and Eleanor Fairbanks and Sarah McVicker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0006160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Howell Hansel directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2111 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tillie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Marie Dressler and Eleanor Fairbanks and Sarah McVicker carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened".
7IMDB entry: tt0006160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.