Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film)
| Tess of the Storm Country | |
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| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
| Produced by | Famous Players Film Company |
| Written by | B. P. Schulberg |
| Based on |
Tess of the Storm Country by Grace Miller White |
| Starring | Mary Pickford |
| Cinematography | Edwin S. Porter |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company (State's Rights Distribution) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tess of the Storm Country is a 1914 silent drama, based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Grace Miller White. It starred Mary Pickford, in a role she would reprise eight years later for the 1922 adaptation by John S. Robertson.[1][2]
In 2006, the film was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress, for its "cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance".[3]
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Tessibel Skinner
- Harold Lockwood as Frederick Graves
- Olive Carey as Teola Graves
- David Hartford as Daddy Skinner
- Louise Dunlap as Old Mother Moll
- William Walters as Elias Graves
- Richard Garrick as Ben Letts
- Eugene Walter as Ezra Longman
- Jack Henry as Dan Jordan
- H.R. Macy as DeForrest Young, Attorney at Law
- H.L. Griffith as Old Longman
References
- ↑ Tess of the Storm Country at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911–20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ↑ "Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List". Library of Congress. December 27, 2006.
External links
- Tess of the Storm Country at the Internet Movie Database
- Tess of the Storm Country at AllMovie
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