Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 film)

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Disambiguation: This film bears no similarity to the more widely known 1914 film Tillie's Punctured Romance starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Charles Chaplin.

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Produced by Al Christie
Written by Monte Brice
Keene Thompson
Starring W. C. Fields
Louise Fazenda
Chester Conklin
Mack Swain
Grant Withers
Tom Kennedy
Babe London
Cinematography Charles P. Boyle
William Wheeler
Editing by Arthur Huffsmith
Distributed by Christie Film Company
Release date(s) 1928
Running time 57 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Tillie's Punctured Romance is a 1928 circus comedy starring W. C. Fields as a ringmaster and Louise Fazenda as a runaway. Written by Monte Brice and Keene Thompson and directed by A. Edward Sutherland, this movie has nothing to do with the revered 1914 Chaplin film aside from sharing the same title.

[edit] Cast

W.C. Fields ... Ringmaster
Louise Fazenda ... Tillie, a Runaway
Chester Conklin ... Circus Owner
Mack Swain ... Tillie's Father
Doris Hill ... Heroine
Grant Withers ... Hero
Tom Kennedy ... Property Man
Babe London ... Strong Woman
Billy Platt ... Midget (billed as William Platt)