Comedy
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance is a 1914 silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, distributed by Mutual Film. The first feature-length comedy ever made, it stars Charlie Chaplin (in his first feature role), Marie Dressler, and Mabel Normand. Chaplin plays a city con man who seduces a farmer's daughter (Dressler) for her money, only to abandon her when he discovers she's been disinherited. The film was based on Dressler's stage success Tillie's Nightmare and was a massive hit, helping establish Chaplin as a major star. As a 1914 work, the film is in the public domain.
This film is:Silent Film
Cast
MD
Marie Dressler
Tillie Banks
CC
Charlie Chaplin
The City Guy
MN
Mabel Normand
Mabel
CB
Charles Bennett
Uncle Donald Banks
MS
Mack Swain
Tillie's Father
CC
Chester Conklin
Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
CC
Charley Chase
Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
EK
Edgar Kennedy
Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)
MD
Minta Durfee
Maid (uncredited)
AD
Alice Davenport
Guest at Party (uncredited)
SS
Slim Summerville
Keystone Kop / Guest in Restaurant (uncredited)
AS
Al St. John
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Director
Production Company
Distributor
Details
- Year
- 1914
- Runtime
- 85m
- Genres
- Comedy
- TMDB Rating
- 6.2/10 (85 votes)
- Maturity Rating
- NR
- Quality
- SD
- Audio
- Silent
- Status
- Public Domain
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Studio
- Keystone Studios
- Director
- Mack Sennett








