Drama · United States of America · 1922 · 50m

Tillie

Director

Cast

Mary Miles Minter as Tillie Getz Noah Beery as Jacob Getz Allan Forrest as Jack Fairchild Lucien Littlefield as Doc Weaver Lillian Leighton as Sarah Oberholtzzer Marie Trebaol as Sallie Getz

Crew

Allen M. Davey — Director of Photography Alice Eyton — Screenplay Helen Reimensnyder Martin — Novel

Synopsis

Tillie Getz, the eldest daughter of Jacob Getz, a brutal, driving father, lives in a Pennsylvania Mennonite village. Her Mennonite aunt leaves a will by the terms of which Tillie will inherit a small fortune if she has joined the Mennonite church by age eighteen. A plot is hatched by the lawyer who drew up the will and an attempt is made to force Tillie into a marriage with Absalom Puntz, an undesirable young man, sharing her fortune being its end.

Key Collaborators

Frank Urson Director Allen M. Davey Director of Photography Alice Eyton Screenplay Helen Reimensnyder Martin Novel

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