Tillie the Toiler (1941 film)

{{short description|1941 US film directed by Sidney Salkow}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Tillie the Toiler

| image = File:Tillie the Toiler (1941 film).jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Sidney Salkow

| producer = Ralph Cohn

| writer =

| screenplay = Karen DeWolf
Francis Martin

| story = Karen DeWolf

| based_on = {{Based on|the comic strip, Tillie the Toiler|Russ Westover}}

| starring = Kay Harris
William Tracy
Daphne Pollard

| narrator =

| music = M. W. Stoloff

| cinematography = Henry Freulich
Philip Tannura

| editing = Gene Milford
Arthur Seid

| distributor = Columbia Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1941|8|7|US|ref1={{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26966 | title=Tillie the Toiler: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= September 12, 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614172523/http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26966 | url-status=live | archivedate=June 14, 2017}}}}

| runtime = 67 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Tillie the Toiler is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Kay Harris, William Tracy, and Daphne Pollard. The screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Francis Martin, from DeWolf's story, which in turn was based on the comic strip of the same name by Russ Westover.{{cite book |last1=Blottner |first1=Gene |title=Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years |date=2011 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786486724 |chapter=Tillie the Toiler}} It was the second film based on the comic strip, and the first sound picture, the other being the 1927 silent film also titled Tillie the Toiler.

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Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.