Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film)

Tess of the Storm Country
Lantern slide for the film
Directed byEdwin S. Porter
Written byB. P. Schulberg
Based onTess of the Storm Country
by Grace Miller White
Produced byFamous Players Film Company
StarringMary Pickford
CinematographyEdwin S. Porter
Distributed byFamous Players Film Company (State's Rights Distribution)
Release date
  • March 20, 1914 (1914-03-20)
Running time
80 minutes (5 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000
Full movie

Tess of the Storm Country is a 1914 silent drama directed by Edwin S. Porter. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Grace Miller White. It stars Mary Pickford, in a role she would reprise eight years later for the 1922 adaptation by John S. Robertson.[1][2]

In 2006, the film was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress, for its "cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance".[3][4]

  1. ^ "Tess of the Storm Country at silentera.com". Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911–20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  3. ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List". Library of Congress. December 27, 2006.
  4. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-12.