Tess of the Storm Country (United Artists) (1922)

Letter Copy, Program Readers and Catch-Lines Catch-Lines for Program or Ad Use Letter for Mailing List YOUR favorite star in YOUR favorite picture. The crowning achievement of Mary Pickford’s career. The re-creation of a masterpiece. A brand new production of a world-loved picture. The World’s Sweetheart” in a brand new reproduction of a world classic the whole world loves. The beautiful Mary Pickford more beautiful than ever; a new Tess in a brand new “Tess of the Storm Country.” “America’s Sweetheart” at her sweetest and best in a brand new and tremendously improved “Tess of the Storm Country.” Mary Pickford with her famous curls in her own new version of her greatest early screen triumph, “Tess of the Storm Country.” Mary Pickford as a girl again—as the lovable Tess who has brought glad tears and joyous smiles to millions. Mary Pickford as the quaint and lovable Tess—in rags and tatters and rubber boots, but always smiling her impish child smile, always tossing her golden curls. A flawless photoplay in a new and flawless setting. A 100 per cent, new production of a famous screen classic in which Mary Pickford made her early cinema screen triumph. As a great diamond glitters in a new mounting, so does this photo¬ play gem stand supreme in the new setting given it by the peerless Mary Pickford. * V A superb gem in an entirely new setting. A picture so much greater than the original as to defy comparison and beggar description. A brand new Tess for the grown-ups and the children, for every man and every woman. A picture that fascinates by its simplicity; captivates by its beauty; enthralls by its countless marvels. The beautiful Mary Pickford with the sunny curls and tawdry taters, the roguish smile, quaint impudence and splendid faith of the inimitable Tess. A picture so gripping that it hurts; so superb that it awes; so mar¬ vellous that it leaves one breathless. Letter for School Heads Here is copy for a letter to principals and school heads for those exhibitors who want to invite public and private school teachers to attend a performance of “Tess of the Storm Country”: Dear Principal—Mary Pickford, through the management of the ..Theatre, asks you to see her newest and most endearing photoplay, her own brand new recently completed production of.“Tess of the Storm Country,” that famous cinema classic, in which Miss Pickford scored one of her most notable earlier screen triumphs. Because there has been so insistent a demand on the part of the public for this motion picture classic, Miss Pickford recently has completed an entirely new reproduction for the benefit of those millions of children who have begun to grow up since the worn- out prints of the old “Tess of the Storm Country” were retired, as well as for the benefit of those other millions who have become devotees of the photoplay with the improvements in their making. This invitation goes to you because of Miss Pickford’s wish that all school teachers view this film as her guests. Since the premier of the new version of “Tess of the Storm Country” in New York City many thousand educators in all sections of the country have enjoyed the privilege now extended to you. Today the inspiration and the lesson of this famous screen classic that entertained and improved the last generation is revived a hundred fold because of the vast improvements in the new pro¬ duction over the original. The new “Tess of the Storm Country” is so much greater than the old as to defy comparison and beggar description. It is our belief that Miss Pickford is furthering your own sterling work of teaching devotion to home ties, self-sacrifice, and gener¬ ous impulse and her wholly new version of “Tess of the Storm Country” will convince you of the correctness of such belief. The teachers of your school will be admitted to the theatre on (day of week), (date of month) by presentation of card from their principal identifying them. Very cordially, (Signature) The Blank Theatre. Herewith is copy for your mailing list. This letter should be sent to the membership of all women’s olub, all organizations having a mem¬ bership of women, welfare -workers, church organization leaders, and other women who occupy positions of prominence in your city, either socially, or otherwise: Dear Madam—Your interest in the rare merit of better things prompts this letter. By special arrangement the management of the . Theatre has been fortunate enough to obtain for early presentation Mary Pickford’s brand new 1922 reproduction of that famous motion picture classic, “Tess of the Storm Country.” As you no doubt are aware, Miss Pickford everywhere is known as “The World’s Sweetheart.” She is the Spirit of Sunshine, the Imp of Good Fun, the cinema artiste who ever lifts the shadows and makes life more worth while. On the motion picture screen Miss Pickford has cheered multitudes, for her’s is the great gift of happiness. Beginning next . at the . Theatre you may see Miss Pickford in the crowning achievement of her career, her recently completed and wholly new production of “Tess of the Storm Country”—a flawless photoplay gem in a new and flawless setting. As a great diamond glitters in a new mount¬ ing, so does this screen gem stand out supreme in the new setting given it by this peerless artiste. We feel this photoplay is worth this message to you—to your family and your friends. This picture is so much greater than the original made eight years ago as to beggar description and defy comparison. It is a picture that fascinates by its simplicity, captivates by its beauty, enthralls by its countless marvels; a picture so gripping that it hurts, so superb that it awes, so marvellous that it leaves one breathless. It beckons you with its deeply human story and its matchless art. Cordially, (Signature) The Blank Theatre. Reader for Program Use Just about the rarest of rare treats is in store for the patrons of the ••-•••...Theatre.when the management will present !? ex t • ..■.'•••;.Mary Pickford, known everywhere as “The .Vorld s Sweetheart” in her brand new and recently completed pro¬ duction of her famous early cinema triumph, “Tess of the Storm Country.” It recalled by many that it was in the original production of Tess of the Storm Country” made eight years ago that Miss Pick- ford scored one of her early screen successes—a triumph which in an incredibly short time lifted her to the very topmost position in public approval and fan affection, a position she has held without opposition ever since. The prints of the old picture became so worn long ago that it was no longer possible to show this picture. In the last year or two there has been an insistent public demand for “Tess of the Storm Country,” and Miss Pickford felt she owed it to her millions of admirers to make for thern an entirely new production—a brand new “Tess of the Storm Country, made under the tremendously improved conditions in photo¬ play-making that have come into the industry in the last few years. This new “Tess of the Storm Country” must not be thought of as a “re-issue” or a revival or a rebuilt picture. It is a 100 per cent, new picture only recently completed by Miss Pickford at her Hollywood studio; is much longer than the original picture, shows remarkable improvements in every way, and the great advancements in photoplay production methods have enabled Miss Pickford to present a marvel¬ lously beautiful picture—so much greater and so much more beautiful than the original as to defy comparison and beggar description. For this new “Tess of the Storm Country” Miss Pickford assem¬ bled a cast of exceptional ability. Lloyd Hughes, who plays the leading male role which the late Harold Lockwood created in the original ver¬ sion, gives an excellent performance, while Gloria Hope, in the role of Teola Graves, wins much sympathy. Jean Hersholt, as a fisherman with villainous purposes, gives plenty of dramatic thrills. Others in the cast are Forrest Robinson, David Torrence, Gus Saville, Danny Hoy Robert Russell and Mme. de Bodamere. John S. Robertson was the director, and Charles Rosher the photographer. The story of “Tess of the Storm Country” is one of the most ap¬ pealing ever written. It has to do with Tessibel Skinner, daughter of an impoverished fisherman, who lives in a “squatter” village against the wishes of the wealthy man who owns the land. Exciting conflict follows the owner’s efforts to evict the “squatters” and difficulties be¬ come multiplied when his son falls in love with Tess, and when about the same time, his daughter becomes entangled in a misguided love affair. How Tess saves this girl through self-sacrifice, and how she manages through the terrible trials of her own father being falsely accused of murder, constitute the basis of the drama. There is plenty of love interest, and, of course, the inimitable Mary Pickford brings many a laugh as well as many a glad tear. In short, this entirely new “Tess of the Storm Country” is a per¬ fect blend of the tear-and-smile photoplay, and it is based on such an engrossing theme that it is certain to live through the future as the in¬ comparable Mary Pickford’s greatest screen effort—the crowning achievement of Mary Pickford’s career. 5