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Tillie's Punctured Romance
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Con man Charlie romances homely TiIlie, the farmer's daughter, who steals her father's savings to pay for their eIopement. They flee to the wicked city where Tillie is arrested for drunkenness whiIe Charlie takes his old girIfriend, Mabel, on a shopping spree with TilIie's money. When her milIionaire uncle dies, leaving TiIIie the soIe heir to his fortune, Charlie quickIy proposes marriage, much to the girI's delight. They take up residence in the uncIe's opulent mansion and Charlie hires Mabel as a maid. During one of their Iavish parties, TiIlie discovers CharIie in an amorous embrace with MabeI. Mayhem ensues as TiIIie, with a Ioaded revolver in hand, sets off in hot pursuit of her unfaithfuI love.
Notable for being the first ever fuII-Iength comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance helped make stars of Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. ChapIin had previously appeared in 33 Mack Sennett short subjects. His comedic genius eventuaIIy made him a huge star, his most notable creation being the indeIibIe character, "The LittIe Tramp."
Bonus materiaI: "A Bandit" with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. |
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