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. 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 See also List of American films of 1932 1932 in film References External links 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Alfred Santell Fox Film films Films based on American novels Films based on works by Grace Miller White Films based on works by Rupert Hughes Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien 1930s American films