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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. 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: A Song of Two Humans''. The film's copyright was renewed in 1960.https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyr3141213libr/page/48/mode/1up?view=theater 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Santell
Alfred Allen Santell (1895–1981), was an American film director and film producer. Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two-reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. Taking up feature films from about 1924, Santell worked for several major studios. In 1934, he was married to actress Jane N. Keithley; they remained married until her death. He left the business in 1947 after a contract dispute with Republic Studios. Santell died on June 19, 1981, in Salinas, California. Partial filmography * '' Beloved Rogues'' (1917) * '' A Whirlwind of Whiskers'' (1917) * ''It Might Happen to You'' (1920) * '' Wildcat Jordan'' (1922) * ''Lights Out'' (1923) * ''Empty Hearts'' (1924) * '' The Man Who Played Square'' (1924) * ''Fools in the Dark'' (1924) * '' Parisian Nights'' (1925) * '' The Marriage Whirl'' (1925) * ''Classified'' (1925) * '' Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' (1926) * '' The Dancer of Paris'' (1926) * ''Just Another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
