Film

Tillie's Tomato Surprise

1915 · 1h 6m · Comedy

The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened

IMDb

8.1

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.

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

• Howell HanselDirector
• Acton DaviesWriter
• Siegmund LubinProducer

Release date

September 27, 1915

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 6m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy