Tillie and Gus
Tillie and Gus is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Francis Martin, co-written by Martin and Walter DeLeon, and starring W.C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, Baby LeRoy, Julie Bishop, and Clarence Wilson. It is based on a short story by Rupert Hughes entitled Don't Call Me Madame. The film was released on October 13, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Tillie Winterbottom has just lost her waterfront saloon in Shanghai, China in a dice game, and her ex-husband Gus is on trial for murder in Lone Gulch, Alaska, when they each receive word that Tillie's brother has died. Gus escapes and the two reunite in Seattle, then head for Danville to investigate the dead man's estate and the possibility of an inheritance.
More details
author | Walter DeLeon |
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director | Francis Martin |
editor | James Smith |
genre | comedy |
keywords | africa alaska attorney boat race come out dead man dice game end family home ferry fourth of july franchise government-granted monopoly inheritance lady godiva lawyer missionary murder saloon western saloon |
producer | Douglas MacLean |
productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |