The Scrub Lady

The Scrub Lady; (aka Tillie The Scrub Lady)
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Produced by	Marie Dressler
Written by	Vincent P. Bryan
Starring	Marie Dressler
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	December 1917;
Running time	2 reels; 600 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Scrub Lady, also known as Tillie the Scrub Lady, is a 1917 American silent comedy short film produced by and starring Marie Dressler and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. The picture is preserved in the Library of Congress.[1]

Vincent P. Bryan was a composer, lyricist and writer. He had helmed nearly all of Charles Chaplin's Mutual films. The newly created Goldwyn Pictures brought Bryan in to write The Scrub Lady.

Dressler portrayed Tillie in three other films, including the first full-length comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), with Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand, as well as Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915) and Tillie Wakes Up (1917). Tillie has a different last name in Tillie Wakes Up, which could be explained by the fact that her character is married.

Cast

Marie Dressler as Tillie
Max Davidson (in still photo with Dressler)

References

Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978

External links

The Scrub Lady at IMDb
Still of Marie Dressler from the film, Max Davidson on the left (University of Washington, Sayre collection)

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[1] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978