Tess of the Storm Country (1922)

1922 · Silent film · 118 min · dir. John S. Robertson

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

• Romance
• Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

John S. Robertson

Writer

Elmer Harris

Cinematography

Charles Rosher

Studio

United Artists, Mary Pickford Company

Released

1922-11-12

Running time

118 minutes

Cast & crew

• John S. Robertson Director
• Mary Pickford
• Lloyd Hughes
• Gloria Hope
• David Torrence
• Forrest Robinson
• Jean Hersholt
• DDanny Hoy
• Robert Russell

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