Tessie is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring May McAvoy, Robert Agnew, and Lee Moran.[1]
| Tessie | |
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| Directed by | Dallas M. Fitzgerald |
| Written by | Sewell Ford |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[2] a young woman who works as a cigar counter clerk in a hotel is abandoned by her sweetheart when he graduates from a mechanic's job to a sales position. She accepts the attentions of a rich youth in a spirit of revenge directed toward her former suitor. The youth thrashes the ex-mechanic and elopes with the young woman, who is well enough pleased with the outcome of her two romances.
Cast
edit- May McAvoy as Tessie
- Robert Agnew as Roddy Wells
- Lee Moran as Barney Taylor
- Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Wells
- Gertrude Short as Mame McQuire
- Mary Gordon as Aunt Maggie
- Walter Perry as Uncle Dan
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 792
- ^ "New Pictures: Tessie", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 3, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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