Tess of the Storm Country (1932)

When Captain Howland decides that his daughter Tess is getting a bit to old to continue to go to sea with him, they move into a small cottage on the coast of Maine, but not for long. A local millionaire, Frederick Garfield, lays a false claim to the property and has them evicted. Later, when Tess saves a young man about her age from drowning, she is a bit dismayed to learn that he is Garfield's son. But when her father is jailed on a false-accusation charge of murder, the younger Garfield comes to their aid and proves he himself.

Directed by: Alfred Santell

Starring: Janet Gaynor, Dudley Digges, June Clyde, Claude Gillingwater, George Meeker, Sarah Padden

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