Tess of the Storm Country

"MARY PICKFORD...with the sunny curls and tawdry tatters, the roguish smile, quaint impudence and splendid faith of the inimitable Tess."

Nov 12 1922 Unrated 2h 17m
Drama, Romance

Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom. Many of the men in the squatters' village have their eyes on young Tess, and one of them, Ben Letts, frames Tess's father for murder. While maintaining her father's innocence, Tess must keep her love for Graves' son a secret, while caring for Elias' daughter's illegitamate child.

Plot

Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom. Many of the men in the squatters' village have their eyes on young Tess, and one of them, Ben Letts, frames Tess's father for murder. While maintaining her father's innocence, Tess must keep her love for Graves' son a secret, while caring for Elias' daughter's illegitamate child.

Written by

Grace Miller White, E. Lloyd Sheldon, Josephine Lovett

Directed by

John S. Robertson

Cast

Mary Pickford, Lloyd Hughes, Gloria Hope

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Mary Pickford Company, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
534
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA