Tillie the Toiler (1927 film)

Tillie the Toiler
Lobby card
Directed byHobart Henley
Written byA. P. Younger (screenplay)
Ralph Spence (intertitles)
Story byAgnes Christine Johnston
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Based onTillie the Toiler
by Russ Westover
Produced byMarion Davies
Cosmopolitan Productions
StarringMarion Davies
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byDaniel J. Gray
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 21, 1927 (1927-05-21)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$505,000[1]

Tillie the Toiler is a 1927 American silent film comedy produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released through Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. It is based on Russ Westover's popular comic strip Tillie the Toiler. The film was directed by Hobart Henley and stars Marion Davies.[2][3]

Another adaptation of the same title was released in 1941.

  1. ^ Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 26
  2. ^ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Tillie the Toiler
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Tillie the Toiler at silentera.com