First off, I must mention that I may have seen an edited version of Tillie's Punctured Romance because in the print I saw, there was no film-within-a-film scene here. Also, the score picked for this version seemed suited more for a melodrama than the slapstick comedy that this surely is. Now, while I admit that some of the falls done by Marie Dressler seemed to be a little overdone, considering this was her first feature that can be excused and I found myself laughing pretty loud despite that. Charlie Chaplin also does nicely in the physical department which makes his jerk of a character a little easier to take. And Mabel Normand can take care of herself with all the slaps and kicks she gives to Charlie. I just wish the characterizations were more subtle and pacing was a little more subdued but I guess producer/director Mack Sennett didn't believe in that. For those performances, however, and those of Chester Conklin, Mack Swain, and many of the others who played the Keystone Kops at the end I recommend Tillie's Punctured Romance to any fan of silent movie comedies who are curious about this first feature film played for laughs.