Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

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Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

0h 57m

6.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The ring master is plotting to get the circus owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take over.

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8 members

Acting

W.C. Fields

Ring Master

W.C. Fields

Acting

Chester Conklin

Circus Owner

Chester Conklin

Acting

Louise Fazenda

Tillie

Louise Fazenda

Acting

Mack Swain

Tillie's Father

Mack Swain

Acting

Doris Hill

Heroine

Doris Hill

Acting

Grant Withers

Hero

Grant Withers

Acting

Tom Kennedy

Property Man

Tom Kennedy

Acting

Babe London

Strong Woman

Babe London

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