Lobby card for the 1941 the comedy 'Tillie the Toiler' starring Kay Harris as modern working woman Tillie Jones and based on the comic strip by Russ Westover

On this day in 1941, Columbia Pictures released the comedy 'Tillie the Toiler' starring Kay Harris as modern working woman Tillie Jones and based on the comic strip by Russ Westover. #TillietheToiler #comedy #filmsky

On this date in 1927, MGM released the silent comedy 'Tillie the Toiler,' starring Marion Davies as young working secretary Tillie Jones and based on the comic strip by Russ Westover. The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, retains the only known remaining print.

On this date in 1927, MGM released the silent comedy 'Tillie the Toiler,' starring Marion Davies as young working secretary Tillie Jones and based on the comic strip by Russ Westover. The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, retains the only known remaining print. #TillietheToiler #filmsky

Tillie the Toiler #5-8
Cupples & Leon, 1930-1933

Collecting the comic strip by Russ Westover. End of the series.

#tilliethetoiler #russwestover #cupplesandleon #1930s

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Cupples & Leon, 1925-1929

Collections of the comic strip by Russ Westover.

Stylish working girl Tillie was employed as a stenographer, secretary and part-time model. The strip ran from 1921 to 1959.

#tilliethetoiler #russwestover #cupplesandleon #1920s