Tess of the D'Urbervilles

A Soulful Portrayal of a Woman's Sorrows

A peasant girl sent to make a claim on her family's ancestral home in England's Wessex is seduced and left with child by its current owner.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language No Language

Gneres Drama , Romance

Production Company Famous Players Film Company

Release Date 1 September 1913

50 mins

Cast

Minnie Maddern Fiske Tess Durbeyfield (as Mrs. Fiske)

Raymond Bond Angel Clare

David Torrence Alec D'Urberville

John Steppling John Durbeyfield

Mary Barker Joan Durbeyfield

James Gordon Crick

Irma La Pierre Marian

Katherine Griffith Mrs. D'Urberville

Franklyn Hall Parson Clare

Camille Dalberg Mrs. Clare

J. Liston Parson Tringham

Boots Wall Reta

Caroline Darling Izz

Justina Huff Liza Lou

John Troughton Jonathan

Maggie Weston Mrs. Crick

Crew

Director

J. Searle Dawley

Original Writer

Thomas Hardy