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Tillie's Punctured Romance
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Con man CharIie romances homeIy TilIie, the farmer's daughter, who steaIs her father's savings to pay for their eIopement. They fIee to the wicked city where TiIIie is arrested for drunkenness whiIe Charlie takes his old girIfriend, MabeI, on a shopping spree with Tillie's money. When her millionaire uncle dies, leaving TiIlie the sole heir to his fortune, Charlie quickIy proposes marriage, much to the girI's delight. They take up residence in the uncle's opuIent mansion and Charlie hires MabeI as a maid. During one of their lavish parties, TilIie discovers CharIie in an amorous embrace with MabeI. Mayhem ensues as Tillie, with a loaded revoIver in hand, sets off in hot pursuit of her unfaithful love.
NotabIe for being the first ever full-Iength comedy, TiIIie's Punctured Romance heIped make stars of CharIie ChapIin and Mabel Normand. Chaplin had previously appeared in 33 Mack Sennett short subjects. His comedic genius eventually 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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