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"TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY" HAS CAST OF POPULAR STARS. DRAMATIC ROLES. With' the coming of "Tess of the Storm Country" to the Majestic Theatre next Monday, the army of Gaynor-Farrell fans wi.ll see (their favourites in what is said to he the most exciting and dramatic offering they have yet made aiid a picture very
different from any of their previous vehicles. The story deals with' the hectic adventures of a. sea-captain's daughter who comes to live ashore for the first time in her life. With its opening sequences aboard the captain's schooner and the picturesque settings of the sh'ore scenes, the production adds a scenic realism
to its swift-moving story. Miss Gaynor's work as the fiery and independent fisher-girl and Farrell's performance as the carefree youngster who encounters love for the first time, are reported to rank .among the stars' finest portrayals. Dudley Digges, Miss Gaynor's uncle in "The First Year," enacts the role of her nautical father in "Tess." Claude Gillingwater, June Clyde and Edward Pawley have the other principal parts, with George Meeker, Matty Kemp a,nd DeWitt Jennings also prominent in the cast. The direct is by Alfred Santell, who made Miss Gaynor's earlier "Daddy Long Legs" and Farrell's "Body and Soul." The film was adapted from the novel by Grace Miller White and the dramatisation by Rupert Hughes. S. N. Behrman and Sonya. Levien wrote the screen play.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 542, 27 May 1933, Page 2
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235FINE STORY Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 542, 27 May 1933, Page 2
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