Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)
Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)
Tillie Todd gives her rich Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion for her birthday, claiming that it is the product of her own hard labor. However, Cousin Percy, also competing for Sally's favor, snidely exposes the deception. While testing his latest invention, Tillie's paramour, The Bat, makes a crash landing at Aunt Sally's birthday celebration. Inspired, eccentric Sally takes to the air herself, but after several days' absence she is declared dead. Aunt Sally bequeaths Tillie the tomato pincushion, giving most of the estate to her pet monkey, Jim, and after Jim's death, to Percy. Wanting to speed up his inheritance, Percy kidnaps Jim and connives to frame Tillie for his apparent death. The police relentlessly pursue Tillie until Aunt Sally finally returns. Disgusted at her inability to rid herself of the ugly pincushion, which Percy nastily keeps returning to her, Tillie rips it apart with her teeth, only to discover that it is filled with 10,000 dollar bills.

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Marie Dressler Marie Dressler As: Tillie Todd
Eleanor Fairbanks Eleanor Fairbanks As: Amber Gris
Sarah McVicker Sarah McVicker As: Aunt Sally
Clara Lambert Clara Lambert As: Tillie's Mother
Tom McNaughton Tom McNaughton As: Percy Jitney
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Storyline

Tillie Todd gives her rich Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion for her birthday, claiming that it is the product of her own hard labor. However, Cousin Percy, also competing for Sally's favor, snidely exposes the deception. While testing his latest invention, Tillie's paramour, The Bat, makes a crash landing at Aunt Sally's birthday celebration. Inspired, eccentric Sally takes to the air herself, but after several days' absence she is declared dead. Aunt Sally bequeaths Tillie the tomato pincushion, giving most of the estate to her pet monkey, Jim, and after Jim's death, to Percy. Wanting to speed up his inheritance, Percy kidnaps Jim and connives to frame Tillie for his apparent death. The police relentlessly pursue Tillie until Aunt Sally finally returns. Disgusted at her inability to rid herself of the ugly pincushion, which Percy nastily keeps returning to her, Tillie rips it apart with her teeth, only to discover that it is filled with 10,000 dollar bills.


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Certification: NR

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Genres: Comedy

Language: No Language

Release Date: 27 September 1915

Country: US

Runtime: 66m

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Company: Lubin Manufacturing Company

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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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Howell Hansel

Howell Hansel

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Albert F. Mayo

Albert F. Mayo

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