''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' is a 1913 American silent drama film based upon the Thomas Hardy 1891 novel of the same name and was one of the first feature films made. It was directed by

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

, released by

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and stars Mrs. Fiske, reprising her famous role from the 1897 play. An Adolph Zukor feature production after securing the services of top American actress Mrs. Fiske. A fragment of this film is said to exist.

Cast

* Mrs. Fiske - Tess Durbeyfield *Raymond Bond - Angel Clare * David Torrence - Alec D'Urberville * John Steppling - John Durbyfield *Mary Barker - Mrs. Durbeyfield * James Gordon - Crick *Maggie Weston - Mrs. Crick *Irma La Pierre - Marian *

Katherine Griffith Katherine Kiernan Griffith (September 30, 1876Katherine Kiernan Griffith's birthdate varies in sources; September 30, 1876 is the date on her gravestone in Colma, California, via Ancestry, IMDB, and Find a Grave. – October 17, 1921), also seen ...

- Mrs. D'Urberville *Franklin Hall - Parson Clare *Camille Dalberg - Mrs. Clare *J. Liston - Parson Tringham *

Boots Wall Margaret "Boots" Wall was an actress on stage and screen. She appeared in silent films from the U.S. She was married to actor David V. Wall and had lead roles in films. She was a prominent player in All-Celtic Comedies. Filmography *'' Tess of th ...

- Reta *Caroline Darling - Izz *

Justina Huff Justina Huff (September 8, 1893 – June 29, 1977) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early life Justina Huff was born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1893. She was the oldest daughter of Thomas D. Huff and Lucinda (Salisbury) Huff. S ...

- Liza Lou *John Troughton - Jonathan

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' was subject to city and state film censorship boards. In 1917 the Chicago Board of Censors issued the film, due to its subject matter, an "adults only" permit.

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Contemporary synopsis in Moving Picture News, Vol. VIII (August 2, 1913)
at the

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