Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 film)
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Tillie's Punctured Romance is a 1928 circus comedy starring W. C. Fields
as a ringmaster and Louise Fazenda
as a runaway. Written by Monte Brice and Keene Thompson and directed by A. Edward Sutherland
, this movie has nothing to do with the revered 1914 Charles Chaplin film
aside from sharing the same title.
Louise Fazenda
... Tillie, a Runaway
Chester Conklin
... Circus Owner
Mack Swain
... Tillie's Father
Doris Hill ... Heroine
Grant Withers
... Hero
Tom Kennedy
... Property Man
Babe London
... Strong Woman
Billy Platt ... Midget (billed as William Platt)
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
as a ringmaster and Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films.-Early life:Of Portuguese ancestry, she was born in Lafayette, Indiana. Her father, Joseph Fazenda, was a merchandise broker. After moving west Louise attended Los Angeles High School and St. Mary's Convent...
as a runaway. Written by Monte Brice and Keene Thompson and directed by A. Edward Sutherland
A. Edward Sutherland
A. Edward Sutherland aka Eddie Sutherland was a film director and actor. Born Albert Edward Sutherland in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Ring, was a vaudeville performer...
, this movie has nothing to do with the revered 1914 Charles Chaplin film
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film)
Tillie's Punctured Romance is the first feature-length comedy film from Keystone Film Company and the Christie Film Company, produced in 1914. A silent film directed by Mack Sennett, the film stars Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, and the Keystone Cops...
aside from sharing the same title.
Cast
W.C. Fields ... RingmasterLouise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films.-Early life:Of Portuguese ancestry, she was born in Lafayette, Indiana. Her father, Joseph Fazenda, was a merchandise broker. After moving west Louise attended Los Angeles High School and St. Mary's Convent...
... Tillie, a Runaway
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
Chester Cooper Conklin was an American comedian and actor. He appeared in over 280 films, about half of them in the silent era.-Early life:...
... Circus Owner
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
Mack Swain was an American actor and vaudevillian, prolific throughout the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s.-Film career:...
... Tillie's Father
Doris Hill ... Heroine
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with a list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead...
... Hero
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy (American actor)
Tom Kennedy was an American actor best known for his roles in Hollywood comedies from the silent days, with such producers as Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, mainly supporting lead comedians such as the four Marx Brothers, WC Fields, Mabel Normand, Shemp Howard and Laurel and Hardy.-Career:For over 50...
... Property Man
Babe London
Babe London
Babe London was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her onetime-only partnership with Oliver Hardy, in the 1931's Laurel and Hardy's two-reeler Our Wife.-Career:...
... Strong Woman
Billy Platt ... Midget (billed as William Platt)