Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up, also known as Meal Ticket (Working title: Tillie's Night Out),[1] is a 1917 American slapstick comedy film,[2] and a quasi-sequel to Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) and Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915) starring Marie Dressler as Tillie for the third time, albeit with a different last name in Tillie Wakes Up, which could be explained by the fact that her character has been married. The movie was produced by Peerless Productions and World Film Corporation,[1] directed by Harry Davenport, and written by Frances Marion from a story by Mark Swan. The supporting cast features Johnny Hines, Frank Beamish, Rubye De Remer, Ruth Barrett and Jack Brawn.

Tillie Wakes Up
An advertisement for the movie which ran in The Moving Picture World
Directed byHarry Davenport[1]
Written byFrances Marion[1]
Story byMark Swan[1]
StarringMarie Dressler
Johnny Hines
Rubye De Remer
CinematographyEdward Horn[1]
Distributed byWorld Film Corporation[1]
Release date
  • January 29, 1917 (1917-01-29) (USA)
[1]
Running time
47 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The film takes place in the Coney Island amusement park.[2]

Synopsis

Tillie and her neighbor Mr. Pipkins are both distraught over their respective marriages. One day, they sneak off to have a lively time at Coney Island. They flee the park together just as their spouses come to find them. After a chase, each is rescued from the ocean and reconcile with their respective spouses.[3][4]

Cast

References
  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Tillie Wakes Up (1917)". silentera.com. April 17, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  2. Rabinovitz, Lauren (July 24, 2012). Electric Dreamland: Amusement Parks, Movies, and American Modernity. Film and Culture Series. Columbia University Press. pp. 150–154. ISBN 9780231156615.
  3. "Tillie Wakes Up (1917)". Nuray Pictures.
  4. "Tillie Wakes Up (1917)". AFI.


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