Tillie (film)

Tillie is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Urson, written by Alice Eyton, and starring Mary Miles Minter, Noah Beery, Sr., Allan Forrest, Lucien Littlefield, Lillian Leighton, and Marie Trebaol. Based upon the novel Tillie, a Mennonite Maid by Helen Reimensnyder Martin, it was released on January 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[3]

Tillie
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Directed byFrank Urson
Screenplay byAlice Eyton
Based onTillie, a Mennonite Maid
by Helen Reimensnyder Martin
StarringMary Miles Minter
Noah Beery, Sr.
Allan Forrest
Lucien Littlefield
Lillian Leighton
Marie Trebaol
CinematographyAllen M. Davey
Production
company
Realart Pictures Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 29, 1922 (1922-01-29)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Tillie Getz (Minter), the eldest daughter of Jacob Getz (Beery), a brutal, driving father, lives in a Pennsylvania Mennonite village. Her Mennonite aunt leaves a will by the terms of which Tillie will inherit a small fortune if she has joined the Mennonite church by age eighteen. A plot is hatched by the lawyer (Cooper) who drew up the will and an attempt is made to force Tillie into a marriage with Absalom Puntz (Anderson), an undesirable young man, sharing her fortune being its end. Through the kindly machinations of Doc Weaver (Littlefield), the efforts of her father, the lawyer, Absalom, and, innocently, the Mennonite elders are frustrated and a happy marriage for Tillie provides a proper ending.

Cast

References
  1. "Tillie - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. "Tillie". afi.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Progressive Silent Film List: Tillie". silentera.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Reviews: Tillie". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (10): 60. March 4, 1922.


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