Tillie's Tomato Surprise

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 crime. Pursued by police, Tillie is saved when Sally returns alive. In frustration, Tillie tears apart the despised pincushion—only to discover it stuffed with $10,000.

Directed by Howell Hansel

Top cast

Marie Dressler

Tillie Todd

E

Eleanor Fairbanks

Amber Gris

S

Sarah McVicker

Aunt Sally

Clara Lambert

Tillie's Mother

Tom McNaughton

Percy Jitney

Colin Campbell

The Bat

J

James the Monkey

Jim the Monkey

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