The read
It runs a compact 50m.
Synopsis
Tillie Getz, the eldest daughter of Jacob Getz, a brutal, driving father, lives in a Pennsylvania Mennonite village. Her Mennonite aunt leaves a will by the terms of which Tillie will inherit a small fortune if she has joined the Mennonite church by age eighteen. A plot is hatched by the lawyer who drew up the will and an attempt is made to force Tillie into a marriage with Absalom Puntz, an undesirable young man, sharing her fortune being its end.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank UrsonDirector
- Alice EytonScreenplay
Cast
- Mary Miles MinterTillie Getz
- Noah BeeryJacob Getz
- Allan ForrestJack Fairchild
- Lucien LittlefieldDoc Weaver
- Lillian LeightonSarah Oberholtzzer
- Marie TrebaolSallie Getz
- Virginia AdairLouisa
- Robert AndersonAbsalom Puntz
- Edward CooperLawyer