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  Tom McNaughton, Marie Dressler and Jim the monkey.
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Tillie’s Tomato Surprise
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Howell Hansell

Cast: Marie Dressler [Tillie Todd], Colin Campbell [‘The Bat’], Eleanor Fairbanks [Amber Gris], Sarah McVicker [Aunt Sally], Clara Lambert [Tillie’s mother], Tom McNaughton [Percy Jitney], Jim the monkey

Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated. / Produced by Siegmund Lubin. Scenario by Acton Davies. Assistant director, Albert F. Mayo. / © 23 September 1915 by Lubin Manufacturing Company [LP6555]. Released 27 September 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The Colin Campbell in the cast is the Scottish comedian and not the same as Scottish director Colin Campbell. Slide-Early p. 18 incorrectly identifies the director as Howard Hansell.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4487.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [one reel only].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Monkeys - Inheritances - Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen

Listing updated: 15 November 2022.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4487; Slide-Early p. 18; Tarbox-Lost pp. 222, 223, 250 : Website-IMDb.

 
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