Desc: Tillie the Toiler: Directed by Hobart Henley. With Marion Davies, Matt Moore, Harry Crocker, George Fawcett. Tillie the Toiler is a 1927 silent film comedy produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released through Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. It is based on Russ Westover's popular comic strip Tillie the Toiler. The film was directed by Hobart Henley and stars Marion Davies.