Tillie and Gus (1933)
- Starring:
- W.C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, (more)
- Director(s):
- Francis Martin
Synopsis of Tillie and Gus
Alison Skipworth and W.C. Fields play Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom, a husband-and-wife team of con artists. The larcenous couple is summoned to a small town by their niece (Jacqueline Wells) and her husband (Clifford Jones) when the niece's father dies. Hoping for a sizeable inheritance, Tillie and Gus discover that the legacy consists of one rundown ferry boat. When they notice that a local lawyer (Clarence Wilson) seems unusually interested in obtaining this seemingly worthless vessel, T and G decide to help their niece restore the boat and keep the ferry line running. The climax occurs during a boat race between Tillie & Gus and the duplicitous lawyer; the prize is a large cash settlement from a major ferry franchise. Disappointingly restrained for a W.C. Fields film, Tillie and Gus is still good for a few quiet chuckles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Tillie and Gus
- W.C. Fields - Augustus Q. Winterbottom
- Baby Le Roy - The "King" Sheridan
- George Barbier - Capt. Fogg
- Clarence H. Wilson - Phineas Pratt, executor
- George Bancroft
- Maurice Black - Bit
- Harry Dunkinson - Bartender
- Herbert Evans - Butler
- William Irving - Man in Tall Silk Hat
- Edgar Kennedy - Judge Elmer
- Barton MacLane - Commissioner McLennan
- Walter Percival - Mr. Green
- Frank O'Connor - Reporter
- Ed Brady - Barfly
- Lon Poff
- Ted Stanhope - Telegraph Clerk
- Philip Trent - Tom Sheridan
- Master Williams - High Card Harrington
- Alison Skipworth - Tillie Winterbottom
- Jacqueline Wells - Mary Blake Sheridan
- Clifford Jones - Tom Sheridan
- Irving Bacon - Nosy Extra at Gambling Table
- Brooks Benedict - Mr. Black
- James Burke
- Billy Engle - Sailor
- Frank S. Hagney - Jury Foreman
- Lew Kelly - Sourdough
- Ivan Linow - The Swede
- Bob McKenzie - Defense Attorney
- Cyril Ring - Mr. White
- Jerry Jerome - Customer
- Eddie Baker - Race Judge
- Harry Schultz - Kibitzer
- Ferris Taylor - Juror
- Blackie Whiteford - Man at Bar
- Director(s):
- Francis Martin
- Writer(s):
- Walter de Leon, Francis Martin
- Producer(s):
- Douglas MacLean
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