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Tillie's Punctured Romance (Original title)For the Love of Tillie (Alternative title)Marie's Millions (Alternative title)Tillie's Nightmare (Alternative title)
Date: 1914 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Mack Sennett

Synopsis: Deserted in the city when Charlie takes her money and goes off with Mabel, Tillie becomes a waitress. Later, Charlie finding she has inherited 3 million from an uncle drags her to a minister. Based on the musical comedy "Tillie's nightmare" by Edgar Smith.

Genre:
Comedy
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (9)
In: Early Popular Visual Culture v7 n2 July 2009  Pages: 127-143
Title: Tillie's puntured legacy: observations on the restoration...Author: LIPMAN, Ross Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...of Chaplin's first feature". Essay discussing the mixed hsitorical responses to Mack Sennett's TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE. Noted as the film that launched Charlie Chaplin's film career but also viewed as a minor film.

In: London Film Festival Catalogue v47th 2003  Page: 105
Title: [London Film Festival Catalogue - v47th 2003: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits include restoration contact details.

In: Sight and Sound v4 n7 July 1994  Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n7 July 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note: included in THE CHAPLIN EARLY YEARS COLLECTION

In: Screen International n554 28 Jun 1986  Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n554 28 Jun 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note, in Peter Noble's column, that the baby in the film was Milton Berle.

In: Today's Cinema v75 n6091 28 Sep 1950  Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v75 n6091 28 Sep 1950: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly v404 n2263 5 Oct-9 Nov 1950
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - v404 n2263 5 Oct-9 Nov 1950: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound Supplement n3 March 1945  Page: 10,11
Title: [Sight and Sound Supplement - n3 March 1945: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: The Bioscope v74 n1115 16 Feb 1928  Page: 59
Title: [The Bioscope - v74 n1115 16 Feb 1928: no known title]Language: English
Description: Re-issue.

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1098 3 May 1928
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1098 3 May 1928: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: naissance de Charlot: Keystone - 1914 (etudes - critiques - synopsis): numéro 21: Tillie's Punctured Romance
Author: MATHIEU, Thierry Georges  Pages: 304 pages

Title: fun factory: the Keystone Film Company and the emergence of mass culture
Author: KING, Rob  Pages: xv, 355 p.