Tillies punctured romance film by sennett 1914 britannica. The picture was the first featurelength motion picture produced by the keystone film company, and is the only one featuring chaplin. Other articles where tillies punctured romance is discussed. I remember the first time i saw tillies punctured romance in the early 1970s, in a holeinthewall revival house the sort of place you went to see classic films that were too obscure to play on television in the days before cable, videotapes and dvds and it was one of the few times ive sensed a visceral hostility to a.
Tillies punctured romance 1914 the movie database tmdb. Tillies punctured romance 1914 charles bennett, mack. Charlie chaplin is top billed on the box for tillies punctured romance, the first featurelength comedy in movie historyand he has many choice moments as a shady city slicker in this mack. In 1914, marie dressler was a huge broadway star who was making her movie debut. This keystone comedy, charlie chaplins 33rd, is the first featurelength comedy ever made and contributed to making chaplin and his costar marie dressler major stars.
Starring charles chaplin, marie dressler, mabel normand, mack swain, charles bennett, chester conklin, and charley chase. For its milestones, tillies punctured romance is a worthy piece of film history. Tillie s punctured romance is a 1914 american silent comedy film directed by mack sennett and starring marie dressler, mabel normand, charlie chaplin, and the keystone kops. When he sees that the farmer has a large bankroll, he romances the farmer s daughter, the large, homely, not terribly bright tillie dressler, and. When he sees that tillie s father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
Soundtrack provided by a pop and tickinfested lp of generic ragtime piano. Tillies punctured romance 1914 charlie chaplin youtube. Tillies punctured romance is a lost 1928 american silent circus comedy film starring w. Mar 09, 2015 presented by flicker alley and the blackhawk films collection. Not rated, 1 h 22 min marie dressler, charles chaplin, mabel normand, mack swain directors. Worse looking than a sixhour vhs, the video was choppy and blurry. For its milestones, tillie s punctured romance is a worthy piece of film history.
The ring master is plotting to get the circus owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take over. Tillies punctured romance 1914 comedy, family, silent. Edna purviance may be the leading lady in the film chaplin and normand go to see. Tillie s punctured romance was the first featurelength comedy film from keystone film company and the christie film company, produced in 1914. It stars marie dressler, charlie chaplin in his pre tramp days and mabel normand, mack swain also appears as tilles father who would make a number of films with chaplin in this film chaplin plays the bad guy. Tillies punctured romance 1914 comedy, family, silent video. Tillies punctured romance was the first featurelength comedy film from keystone film company and the christie film company, produced in 1914. However, chester conklin and mack swain appear in both films. Tillies punctured romance 1928 allmovie movies and. One of the funniest and most popular films of the silent era.
I saw tillies punctured romance, the first full length silent comedy, on tcm recently and was hoping that this dvd would look as good or better. Especially since it appears to be the only dvd of it available. Tillies punctured romance came from the title role marie dressler played in tillies nightmare. Fields, louise fazenda, chester conklin, mack swain. Theres shakiness to the frame and dubbing is from a wellused 16mm print. The fatal mallet, the knockout, her friend the bandit, mabels busy day, and mabels married life. Fields that had nothing to do with this one plotwise and it elevated chaplin from minor star. An overambitious ringmaster is deviously plotting to have his circus owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take over the whole show. A womanizing city man meets tillie in the country, after a fight with his girlfriend. But it was chaplins presence that ensured it was screened constantly for over 80. Tillies punctured romance 21 december 1914 chaplin. However, world war i intervenes and he eventually aids the allied cause by joining the german army. When he sees that tillies father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
It was also charlie chaplin s first feature length film and it was the last time he would be directed by someone other than himself. Over 100 years old, tillie s punctured romance was the first feature length comedy ever made. Charlies big romance 1914 cast and crew a country girl marie dressler falls for a city slicker charles chaplin. Tillies punctured romance was a huge hit enough so that dressler reprised the role of tillie in a series of sequels for another studio, world.
Charlie chaplin, marie dressler and mabel norman star in mack sennetts keystone studios comedy tillies punctured romance 72 min. Tillies punctured romance 1914, starring marie dressler and with charlie chaplin in a supporting role, is often cited as the first featurelength comedy film made in america. Watch tillies punctured romance online vimeo on demand on. Tillie s punctured romance is a 1914 film directed by mack sennett, starring marie dressler, charlie chaplin, and mabel normand. Before the release of tillies punctured romance in 1914, comedies and most other movies for that matter were shorts, ranging in length anywhere from 8 or 9 minutes to a full two reels or about the length of a television sitcom. The film is based on dresslers stage play tillies nightmare by a. Despite these limitations, tillies does run its full 70plus minutes, which is rare for these budget label releases. Tillie s punctured romance is a lost 1928 american silent circus comedy film starring w. Chaplin portrays a womanizing city man who meets tillie dressler in the country after a fight with his girlfriend normand. Charlie chaplins tillies punctured romance public domain movies. Of historical importance as the first featurelength comedy, this mack sennett production hardly showed dressler at her best by modern standardsher strenuous overacting seemed almost grotesque compared with the subtler performances of costars. Mack sennett, starring charles chaplin, marie dressler, and mabel normand topped the 1914 box office as the most popular comedy of the year. Country girl marie dressler falls for city slicker charles chaplin. An unrestored lobby card with bright color and a clean overall appearance.
A silent film directed by mack sennett, the film stars marie dressler, mabel normand, and charlie chaplin, as well as the keystone kops. When he sees that tillie s father has a very large bankroll for his. It is the first full length feature comedy at 115 minutes, and it is the first film that features charlie chaplin, although in a. Tillie s punctured romance came from the title role marie dressler played in tillie s nightmare. The picture was the first featurelength motion picture produced by the keystone film company, and is the only one featuring chaplin the film is based on dresslers stage play tillies nightmare by a. Apr 29, 2017 1914 tillies punctured romance charlie chaplin worlds 1st comedy feature film full movie.
Over 100 years old, tillies punctured romance was the first feature length comedy ever made. Fields as a ringmaster and louise fazenda as a runaway. She would have been much more famous than chaplin, who was just getting started. I have never before seen a film with the great marie dressler in it. The film is based on dressler s stage play tillie s nightmare by a. I saw tillies punctured romance, the first fulllength silent comedy, on tcm. Its notable as being the only chaplin fulllength film which he neither wrote nor directed himself. Albeit old fashioned and laced with slapsticks, it was the first full length comedy film. Dressler is the central figure, but chaplins camera antics as a city slicker who tries to steal. Reunited with her conman boyfriend charlie chaplin, marie dressler as tillie in a famous scene in the house she believes shes inherited, in mack sennetts tillies punctured romance, 1914 view the tcmdb entry for tillies punctured romance 1914.
Tillies punctured romance 1914 charting the convoluted release history of the first feature length film for chaplin, keystone and comedy itself. An interesting collectors item, this film is the first full length comedy feature. Scattered throughout the rest of the cast is nearly everyone else then employed on the sennett lot. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tillies punctured romance 2015 near you. Tillies punctured romance is a 1914 american silent film comedy film directed by mack sennett and starring marie dressler, mabel normand, charlie chaplin. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert.
Chaplin plays a sleazy city slicker who stays the night at a farm. When he sees that the farmer has a large bankroll, he romances the farmers daughter, the large, homely, not terribly bright tillie dressler, and gets her to steal her fathers bankroll and run. Tillies punctured romance 1928 the movie database tmdb. Tillies punctured romance 1914 directed by mack sennett. Tillies punctured romance 1914 movie clip our home. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to tillies punctured romance. Mack sennett cranked out dozens of keystone comedies in 1914, but tillie remains one of his comedy troupes most beloved works. Director mack sennett of keystone studios made history when he adapted this story from the stage hit and made a. Tillie s punctured romance 1914, starring marie dressler and with charlie chaplin in a supporting role, is often cited as the first featurelength comedy film made in america. One of the most famous of all silver screen comedies, it was a huge success and made marie dressler an overnight movie star. Tillies punctured romance 1914 11141914 us comedy, drama, romance 1h 20m user score.
Tillies punctured romance is a 1914 film directed by mack sennett, starring marie dressler, charlie chaplin, and mabel normand chaplin plays a sleazy city slicker who stays the night at a farm. Chaplin, in the starring role along with marie dressler playing tillie played a womanizer, a role much different from his soon to be famous little tramp, but which he would come back to in his later films. Watch tillies punctured romance online vimeo on demand. I watched the 1914 movie tillies punctured romance on turner classic movies and heard ben mankiewicz sitting in for robert osborne deliver an introduction in which he stressed what a radical movie this was for its time. A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage. Mar 21, 2015 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tillies punctured romance 2015 near you. Director mack sennett of keystone studios made history when he adapted this story from the stage hit and made a comedy that ran over an hour, or what came to be.
Edward sutherland, this movie has nothing to do with the 1914 charlie chaplin film aside from sharing the same title. The first comedy feature today is the anniversary of the world premiere of the seminal allstar mack sennett comedy feature tillies punctured romance, starring marie dressler, charlie chaplin, mabel normand, and mack swain. Despite these limitations, tillies does run its full 70plus. Overview of tillies punctured romance, 1914, directed by mack sennett, with marie dressler, charles chaplin, mabel normand, at turner classic movies. Tillies punctured romance 2004 tillie banks marie dressler, a beautiful heiress, falls prey to a charming crook named charlie charles chaplin who lures her to the city and then promptly. Tillies punctured romance 1914 allmovie movies and. Tillies punctured romance is a 1914 american silent comedy film directed by mack sennett and starring marie dressler, mabel normand, charlie chaplin, and. This keystone comedy, charlie chaplin s 33rd, is the first featurelength comedy ever made and contributed to making chaplin and his costar marie dressler major stars. Tillies punctured romance 1914 charting the convoluted release history of the first feature length film for chaplin, keystone and comedy itself one of the most famous of all silver screen comedies, it was a huge success and made marie dressler an overnight movie star. Mack sennett cranked out dozens of keystone comedies in 1914, but tillie remains one of his comedy troupe s most beloved works. Tillies punctured romance dvd, 1999 for sale online ebay.
Dressler, a fellow canadian, had been instrumental in getting mack. Tillies punctured romance 1914, starring marie dressler. Tillies punctured romance is a 1914 american silent comedy film directed by mack sennett and starring marie dressler, mabel normand, charlie chaplin, and the keystone kops. In fact, while tillies punctured romance was in production chaplin featured in no less than five other shorts. With charles chaplin, marie dressler, mabel normand, mack swain. The film tillies punctured romance is a 5 reeler later 7 would become the norm. Reunited with her conman boyfriend charlie chaplin, marie dressler as tillie in a famous scene in the house she believes she s inherited, in mack sennett s tillie s punctured romance, 1914. Tillies punctured romance 1914 1st featurelength comedy. The films simple story involves tillie banks marie dressler. Dressler is the central figure, but chaplin s camera antics as a city slicker who tries to steal. It was also charlie chaplins first feature length film and it was the last time he would be directed by someone other than himself. Tillie s punctured romance 2004 tillie banks marie dressler, a beautiful heiress, falls prey to a charming crook named charlie charles chaplin who lures her to the city and then promptly. Tillies punctured romance this film is very significant in cinema history. On this day, december 21, in 1914, tillies punctured romance premiered.
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