''Tillie Wakes Up'', also known as ''Meal Ticket'' (

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: ''Tillie's Night Out''), is a 1917 American

slapstick comedy Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such a ...

film, and a quasi-sequel to '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) and '' Tillie's Tomato Surprise'' (1915) starring

Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Great Depression, Depression-era film star. In 1914, she was in the first full-lengt ...

as Tillie for the third time, albeit with a different last name in ''Tillie Wakes Up'', which could be explained by the fact that her character has been married. The movie was produced by

Peerless Pictures Studios Peerless Pictures, originally Peerless Features, was an early film studio in the United States. Jules Brulatour was a co-founder. The Peerless studio was built in 1914 on Linwood Avenue in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The company was merged along with a ...

and World Film Corporation, directed by Harry Davenport, and written by

Frances Marion Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens, November 18, 1888 – May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis a ...

from a story by Mark Swan. The supporting cast features

Johnny Hines John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in trans ...

, Frank Beamish,

Rubye De Remer Rubye De Remer (born Ruby Burkhard; January 9, 1892 – March 18, 1984) was an American dancer and actress in silent films. She began her stage career with the ''Midnight Frolic'', a Florenz Ziegfeld show, in New York City. Film actress Her fir ...

, Ruth Barrett and Jack Brawn. The film takes place in the

Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to th ...

amusement park.

Synopsis

Tillie and her neighbor Mr. Pipkins are both distraught over their respective marriages. One day, they sneak off to have a lively time at Coney Island. They flee the park together just as their spouses come to find them. After a chase, each is rescued from the ocean and reconcile with their respective spouses.

Cast

as Tillie Tinkelpaw *

as J. Mortimer Pipkins *Frank Beamish as Henry Tinkelpaw *

as Mrs. Luella Pipkins *Ruth Barrett as Mrs. Nosey *Jack Brawn as Mr. Nosey

References

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* * American silent feature films American black-and-white films American slapstick comedy films Films set in amusement parks 1917 films 1917 comedy films Films directed by Harry Davenport World Film Company films Films with screenplays by Frances Marion 1910s American films Silent American comedy films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub