{"id":10878,"date":"2010-04-14T13:25:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2020-11-24T11:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:16:47","slug":"tillie-and-gus-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10878","title":{"rendered":"Tillie and Gus (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Instead of a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we&#8217;ve found an ashcan.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-1024x804.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-768x603.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster-344x270.png 344w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poster.png 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA con-artist (W.C. Fields) and his estranged wife (Alison Skipworth) help their niece (Julie Bishop) fight back against a corrupt lawyer (Clarence Wilson) who is trying to swindle them out of their house and possessions.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Con-Artists<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>W.C. Fields Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis early W.C. Fields flick &#8212; just one of <em>fifteen<\/em> Fields titles listed and\/or reviewed in Peary&#8217;s book &#8212; is ultimately not one of his best. Its premise of a naive young couple (Julie Bishop and Phillip Trent) being bilked out of their inheritance by a shyster lawyer (oily Clarence Wilson) is rather flimsy:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1657\" height=\"1033\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster.png 1657w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Shyster-433x270.png 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1657px) 100vw, 1657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and while Fields and co-star Alison Skipworth are clearly poised to &#8220;save the day&#8221; by fighting fire with fire against Wilson, they&#8217;re ultimately such unsavory characters themselves (they clearly state that they intend to convince their hapless niece and her husband to sell their ferryboat to Wilson for $500 so they can pocket the additional $500 he&#8217;s agreed to pay) that it&#8217;s hard to root for them. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1031\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth.png 1599w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-1536x990.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Fields-Skipworth-419x270.png 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like John Ford&#8217;s later <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5824\"><em>Steamboat Round the Bend<\/em> (1935)<\/a>, <em>Tillie and Gus<\/em> ends with a climactic steamboat race, which is not really all that exciting (despite tastelessly putting the life of Bishop&#8217;s baby at risk). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1655\" height=\"1015\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard.png 1655w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-1536x942.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Baby-Overboard-440x270.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1655px) 100vw, 1655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the film is redeemed somewhat by a few humorous sequences &#8212; as when Fields feigns naivete during a poker game:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1659\" height=\"1005\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker.png 1659w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Poker-446x270.png 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1659px) 100vw, 1659px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>or attempts to &#8220;mix paint&#8221; along with the directions of a radio show host. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1631\" height=\"1025\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint.png 1631w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Mix-Paint-430x270.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diehard Fields fans won&#8217;t be disappointed, but the rest of us don&#8217;t need to bother with this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several amusing sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1637\" height=\"1031\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still.png 1637w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-1536x967.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Tillie-and-Gus-Still-429x270.png 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1637px) 100vw, 1637px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though fans of W.C. Fields will certainly be curious to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024672\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/11\/13\/archives\/wc-fields-alison-skipworth-and-baby-leroy-in-a-wild-pictorial-farce.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/tillie-and-gus-113831\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Instead of a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we&#8217;ve found an ashcan.&#8221; Synopsis: A con-artist (W.C. Fields) and his estranged wife (Alison Skipworth) help their niece (Julie Bishop) fight back against a corrupt lawyer (Clarence Wilson) who is trying to swindle them out of their house and possessions. Genres: Comedy Con-Artists Inheritance W.C. Fields Films Review: This early W.C. 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