Rachel Hartman
Rachel Hartman( born July 9, 1972 in Kentucky) is an American writer and artist of comics, and an author of young adult fiction.
She is known for her books" Seraphina"( 2012)," Shadow Scale"( 2015), and" Tess of the Road"( 2018).
Tess of the Storm Country (1960 film)
Tess of the Storm Country is a 1960 American drama film directed by Paul Guilfoyle, written by Charles Lang, and starring Diane Baker, Jack Ging, Lee Philips, Archie Duncan, Nancy Valentine and Bert Remsen.
It is based on the novel with the same title by Grace Miller White and its adaptation for the stage by Rupert Hughes.
The film was released on December 8, 1960, by 20th Century Fox.
Polly of the Storm Country
Polly of the Storm Country is a lost 1920 American drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and written by Frank Mitchell Dazey.
The film stars Mildred Harris, Emory Johnson, Charlotte Burton, Harry Northrup, Ruby Lafayette, and Maurice Valentin.
It is based on the 1920 novel" Storm Country Polly" by Grace Miller White.
The film was released on April 4, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit.
Alfred Santell
Alfred Allen Santell, also known as Al Santell( 1895 – 1981), was an American film director and film producer.
Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two- reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies.
Taking up feature films from about 1924, Santell worked for several major studios.
In 1934, he was married to actress Jane N. Keithley; they remained married until her death.
He left the business in 1947 after a contract dispute with Republic Studios.
Santell died on June 19, 1981 in Salinas, California.
The Argyle Case (1917 film)
The Argyle Case is a lost 1917 American silent mystery film produced by and starring Robert Warwick and directed by Ralph Ince.
It was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick through his Selznick Pictures Corporation.
The play was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie" The Argyle Case" with Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee.
The Secret of the Storm Country
The Secret of the Storm Country was a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Norma Talmadge( whose company also produced the film).
The film is described as not a direct sequel but a" continuation" of the 1914 film" Tess of the Storm Country", starring Mary Pickford.
The film is now considered lost.
Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton( 13 February 1890, Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton.
Tess of the Storm Country (1932 film)
Tess of the Storm Country is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by directed by Alfred Santell and starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, and Dudley Digges.
It was released by Fox Film Corporation.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Grace Miller White and its adaptation for the stage by Rupert Hughes.
Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics" Seventh Heaven"( 1927)," Street Angel"( 1928), and" Lucky Star"( 1929).
Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first two films and F. W. Murnau's" Sunrise".
Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film)
Tess of the Storm Country is a 1914 silent drama directed by Edwin S. Porter.
It is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Grace Miller White.
It stars Mary Pickford, in a role she would reprise eight years later for the 1922 adaptation by John S. Robertson.
In 2006, the film was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress, for its" cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance".
The Argyle Case (1929 film)
The Argyle Case( 1929) is an all- talking pre-code murder horror film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Thomas Meighan, H.B. Warner, Lila Lee, John Darrow and Zasu Pitts.
The film was based on a play by Harriet Ford and Harvey J. O' Higgins.
It was produced and released by Warner Bros.
The play was previously filmed as a silent in 1917," The Argyle Case".

Question: Are the directors of films The Argyle Case (1929 Film) and Tess Of The Storm Country (1932 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: yes