Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)

A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage.

Directors:

Mack Sennett, Charles Bennett (uncredited)

Stars:

Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marie Dressler	...	Tillie
Charles Chaplin	...	The City Slicker
Mabel Normand	...	Mabel
Mack Swain	...	Tillie's Father
Charles Bennett	...	Douglas Banks - Tillie's Millionaire Uncle / 1st Restaurant Proprietor
Chester Conklin	...	Mr. Whoozis / Singing Waiter

Storyline

Charlie talks wealthy farmer's daughter Tillie into eloping with him (and taking her father's money). In the city Tillie gets drunk and lands in jail while Charlie runs off with her money and his old girlfriend Mabel. Later Charlie reads that Tillie (now working as a waitress) has inherited the estate of her multi-millionaire uncle. Charlie dumps Mabel and talks Tillie into moving into her uncle's villa, and Mabel arranges to become a housemaid there. The uncle (never really dead) returns and summons the police to have them all thrown out.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | marriage | curtain call | revenge | millionaire | 

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Taglines:

The Film Production That Is Breaking All Records

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 1914 (USA)

Also Known As:

For the Love of Tillie

Filming Locations:

Sans Souci Castle, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keystone Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min 82 min (2003 restoration)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film marked the last time that Charles Chaplin would be directed by someone other than himself.

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Goofs

Tillie's uncle falls off the summit of Mount Baldy face-forward, but he slides down the hill on his back when he should have slid down on his stomach.

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Quotes

Title Card: The Secretaries Set Out To Find The Heiress

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Connections

Featured in The Movies March On (1939)

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Soundtracks

New Orleans Bump
(used as a music insert in later public domain sound copies)
Written and performed by Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton

User Reviews

Chaplin's early effort

Charles Chaplin plays The City Guy, who sees his opportunity to get rich when he meets a big-sized girl named Tillie Banks (Marie Dressler).He wants to elope with her so he could have the fortune of her father (Mack Swain).Mabel Normand plays The Other Girl, beautiful and villainous.Mack Sennett's Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) was the first feature-length comedy.It was made in the time when Chaplin was just a new-comer in the field of comedy and was only looking for his style.Nevertheless this is a good comedy, even though it's not near Chaplin's best stuff.Other actors aren't left in Chaplin's shadow.That goes especially for Marie Dressler.She's truly funny in this movie.This movie has some great moments.For the silent movie fans this is a little treat.