Tess of the Storm Country (1932 film)
Tess of the Storm Country is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by directed by Alfred Santell and starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, and Dudley Digges. It was released by Fox Film Corporation. It is based on the novel of the same name by Grace Miller White and its adaptation for the stage by Rupert Hughes.[2] [3]
| Tess of the Storm Country | |
|---|---|
 Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor | |
| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Screenplay by | Sonya Levien S. N. Behrman |
| Based on | Grace Miller White(novel) Rupert Hughes(play) |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell |
| Music by | Louis De Francesco (*uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich (*uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | November 19, 1932 (New York premiere) November 20, 1932 (United States) 1933 (Italy)[1] January 9, 1933 (Sweden)[1] January 15, 1933 (Finland)[1] January 18, 1933 (Denmark)[1] February 20, 1933 (Spain)[1] June 3, 1933 (Portugal)[1] |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Lucky Star (1929). Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first two films and F. W. Murnau's Sunrise.
Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Tess Howland
- Charles Farrell as Frederick Garfield, Jr.
- Dudley Digges as Captain Howland
- Dan Green as Katsura
- June Clyde as Teola Garfield
- Claude Gillingwater as Frederick Garfield Sr.
- George Meeker as Dan Taylor
- Sarah Padden as Old Martha
- Edward Pawley as Ben Letts
References
- "Tess of the Storm Country (1932) Release Info". IMDb.
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1932-40 by The American Film Institute, c. 1993
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Tess of the Storm Country
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