Tillie the Toiler is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Kay Harris, William Tracy, and Daphne Pollard. The screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Francis Martin, from DeWolf's story, which in turn was based on the comic strip of the same name by Russ Westover.[2] It was the second film based on the comic strip, and the first sound picture, the other being the 1927 silent film also titled Tillie the Toiler.
| Tillie the Toiler | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
| Screenplay by | Karen DeWolf Francis Martin |
| Story by | Karen DeWolf |
| Based on | the comic strip, Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover |
| Produced by | Ralph Cohn |
| Starring | Kay Harris William Tracy Daphne Pollard |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Gene Milford Arthur Seid |
| Music by | M. W. Stoloff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast list
edit- Kay Harris as Tillie Jones
- William Tracy as Clarence "Mac" MacDougall
- George Watts as Simpkins
- Daphne Pollard as Mumsy
- Jack Arnold as Wally Whipple
- Marjorie Reynolds as Bubbles
- Bennie Bartlett as Glennie
- Stanley Brown as Ted Williams
- Ernest Truex as George Winker
- Franklin Pangborn as Perry Tweedale
- Sylvia Field as Teacher
- Edward Gargan as Policeman
- Ralph Dunn as Policeman
- Harry Tyler as Pop
- Harry C. Bradley as Man in derby
- Netta Packer as Miss Wilson
- Ben Hall as Messenger boy
- Bruce Bennett as Tom
- Harry Anderson as Workman
- Eddie Laughton as Delivery man
- Arthur Stuart Hull as Little man
- Mary Ainslee as Stella
- Claire DuBrey as Stella's mother
- Louise Currie as Mrs. Williams
- Joe McGuinn as Stage manager
- Larry Williams as Jim
- Charles Gordon as Young man
- Richard Crane as Young man
- Richard Keene as Ronald
- Robert Kent as George
References
edit- ^ "Tillie the Toiler: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Tillie the Toiler". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
Bibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.