Review of Tillie and Gus (1933) by Neil O — 03 Oct 2009
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. This is a rarely seen Fields movie that is very, very good. W.C.'s scene of mixing paint is a must see, it's classic Field's.
It may not be in the same league as "It's a Gift" or "The Bank Dick," but it nevertheless offers a virtually nonstop barrage of wonderfully comedic scenes from start to finish.
Fields and Alison Skipworth were a perfect cinematic match.
This review of Tillie and Gus (1933) was written by Neil O on 03 Oct 2009.
Tillie and Gus has generally received very positive reviews.
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