Tillie's Tomato Surprise 1915
"The Screamiest Scream Ever Screened"
Overview
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 c
Director: Howell Hansel
Cast
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