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Tess of the Storm Country
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When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the coast of Maine, but not for long. A local millionaire, Frederick Garfield, lays a false claim to the property and has them evicted. Later, when Tess saves a young man about her age from drowning, she is a bit dismayed to learn that he is Garfield's son. But when her father is jailed on a false-accusation charge of murder, the younger Garfield comes to their aid and proves he himself.
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Tess of the Storm Country opened in theaters November 20, 1932. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the coast of Maine, but not for long. A local millionaire, Frederick Garfield, lays a false claim to the property and has them evicted. Later, when Tess saves a young man about her age from drowning, she is a bit dismayed to learn that he is Garfield's son. But when her father is jailed on a false-accusation charge of murder, the younger Garfield comes to their aid and proves he himself.
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Cast
Janet GaynorTess Howland
Dudley DiggesCaptain Howland
June ClydeTeola Garfield
Claude GillingwaterFrederick Garfield Sr
George MeekerDan Taylor
Sarah PaddenOld Martha
Edward PawleyBen Letts
Charles FarrellFrederick Garfield Jr.Credits
- Directed by
- Alfred Santell
- Written by
- S. N. Behrman, Sonya Levien, Rupert Hughes, William Rankin, Grace Miller White
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Fox Film CorporationUnited States