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  • Tillie (1922)
  • 50 min | Drama
Tillie (1922)
50 min | Drama

Tillie, daughter of a stern Pennsylvania Dutch farmer, Jake Getz, is treated as a farm chattel by her father, the trustee of the will of Sarah Oberholtzer, who leaves an inheritance to Tillie on the condition that she become a Mennonite ...See moreTillie, daughter of a stern Pennsylvania Dutch farmer, Jake Getz, is treated as a farm chattel by her father, the trustee of the will of Sarah Oberholtzer, who leaves an inheritance to Tillie on the condition that she become a Mennonite before her 18th birthday. Doc Weaver takes an oath never to tell Tillie of this bequest, but the lawyer who draws up the will accepts a promissory note from young Absalom, whom he informs of the contents of the will. Absalom asks Jake for the hand of Tillie, promising him a stake in her inheritance. Frightened at the prospect of marrying Absalom, Tillie attempts suicide but is saved by Doc and Jack Fairchild, a stranger who learns about the will. Tillie then becomes a Mennonite, and to escape her father's tyranny she runs away. Tillie and Jack are married, and although she is turned from the church, Jack, who is Sarah Oberholtzer's nephew, assures her of her rights. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
Alice Eyton (scenario) | Helen Reimensnyder Martin (novel "Tillie, a Mennonite Maid")
Cinematographer
Allen M. Davey (as Allen Davey)
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Updated Jan 29, 1922

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Jan 29, 1922 (United States)

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9 cast members
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Mary Miles Minter
Tillie Getz Tillie Getz   See fewer
Noah Beery
Jacob Getz Jacob Getz   See fewer
Allan Forrest
Jack Fairchild Jack Fairchild   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Doc Weaver Doc Weaver   See fewer
Lillian Leighton
Sarah Oberholtzzer Sarah Oberholtzzer   See fewer
Marie Trebaol
Sallie Getz (as Marie Treboul) Sallie Getz (as Marie Treboul)   See fewer
Robert Anderson
Absalom Puntz Absalom Puntz   See fewer
Edward Cooper
Lawyer Lawyer   See fewer
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