Tessie (film)

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Tessie
Directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Written by Sewell Ford
Starring
Cinematography Merritt B. Gerstad
Production
company
Distributed byArrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 18, 1925 (1925-09-18)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Tessie is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring May McAvoy, Robert Agnew, and Lee Moran. [1]

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Plot

As 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.

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References

  1. Munden p. 792
  2. "New Pictures: Tessie", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (6): 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 3, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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