Tessie (film)

Tessie
Directed by	Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Written by	Sewell Ford
Starring	May McAvoy Robert Agnew Lee Moran
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Production company	Arrow Film Corporation
Distributed by	Arrow Film Corporation
Release date	September 18, 1925 (1925-09-18)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Tessie is a lost ^[1] 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring May McAvoy, Robert Agnew, and Lee Moran. ^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[3] 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

• 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

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, Tessie is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Tessie". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
2. Munden p. 792
3. "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

• 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

• Tessie at IMDb