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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Tillie | Tillie, a plain but outspoken girl, runs away from home after her father ruins her romance and joins a circus, in which she discovers that the Ringmaster is planning to kill the circus's owner and assume ownership himself, using the circus's cannon. He fails, and the circus goes over to wartime Europe to entertain the troops there. Once in Europe, the entire circus ends up being drafted into the German army as privates, and end up ruining the attack plan of the German officer who recruited them. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Babe London, a popular actress of the time, portrayed the Strongwoman in this film. Due to the fact it shares the same title as the found 1914 Charlie Chaplin film, there is a good deal of confusion on its survival, the reviews on IMDB are for that film. Silentera.com says a Print exists, but all of the other sources say it is lost. Perhaps this film is sitting in an archive, but as | Babe London, a popular actress of the time, portrayed the Strongwoman in this film. Due to the fact it shares the same title as the found 1914 Charlie Chaplin film, there is a good deal of confusion on its survival, the reviews on IMDB are for that film. Silentera.com says a Print exists, but all of the other sources say it is lost. Perhaps this film is sitting in an archive somewhere, but as of 2019, it has yet to surfaced.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9883/default.html Library of Congress page for the film.] Retrieved 05 Apr '19</ref> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillie's_Punctured_Romance_(1928_film) Wikipedia page.] | *[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillie's_Punctured_Romance_(1928_film) Wikipedia page on ''Tillie's Punctured Romance''.] Retrieved 25 Oct '18 | ||
*[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0019478/ | *[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0019478/ IMDb page on ''Tillie's Punctured Romance''.] Retrieved 25 Oct '18 | ||
*[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TilliesPuncturedRomanc1928.html Silentera listing.] | *[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TilliesPuncturedRomanc1928.html Silentera listing on ''Tillie's Punctured Romance''.] Retrieved 25 Oct '18 | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 8 May 2020
Title card.
Status: Lost
Tillie's Punctured Romance is a lost 1928 film about a girl (played by Louise Fazenda) who runs away and joins a circus led by an unscrupulous Ringmaster (played by W.C. Fields) who wishes to assume ownership of th circus from the actual owner (played by Chester Conklin).
Synopsis
Tillie, a plain but outspoken girl, runs away from home after her father ruins her romance and joins a circus, in which she discovers that the Ringmaster is planning to kill the circus's owner and assume ownership himself, using the circus's cannon. He fails, and the circus goes over to wartime Europe to entertain the troops there. Once in Europe, the entire circus ends up being drafted into the German army as privates, and end up ruining the attack plan of the German officer who recruited them.
Notes
Babe London, a popular actress of the time, portrayed the Strongwoman in this film. Due to the fact it shares the same title as the found 1914 Charlie Chaplin film, there is a good deal of confusion on its survival, the reviews on IMDB are for that film. Silentera.com says a Print exists, but all of the other sources say it is lost. Perhaps this film is sitting in an archive somewhere, but as of 2019, it has yet to surfaced.[1]
External Links
- Wikipedia page on Tillie's Punctured Romance. Retrieved 25 Oct '18
- IMDb page on Tillie's Punctured Romance. Retrieved 25 Oct '18
- Silentera listing on Tillie's Punctured Romance. Retrieved 25 Oct '18
Reference
- ↑ Library of Congress page for the film. Retrieved 05 Apr '19