tess of the storm country be a mary pickford vehicle i have intend to get for some time . i finally find a vhs copy for a reasonable price and get to enjoy it . mary give her typical spunky and innocently sexy portrayal of a wrong side of track girl who win the heart of a rich heir . only this time the stake be high represent a false murder charge and an illegitimate child ( and ensue case of mistaken motherhood ) and contemplate suicide . one can see why pickford want to redo this one . the story be a real morality tale and the kind that she love to star in . the controversial topic aren not always spell out plainly while a viewer have to pay attention and pick up on hint to catch everything that be be imply on first view although everything be more or less explain in the end . about the only negative remark i can make would be concern jean hersholt and the dog . hersholt and whose character and ben letts and look to be about 6 2 and 200 pound ( big next to mary and of course . ) and be send flee in panic when a 60 pound chocolate lab charge toward him . then and to top it off ( or maybe to justify his perplex fear of the dog ) and it manage to pin him to the ground and somehow injure him so badly that he be still struggle to get up much later and a a bad storm hit . this be the same lovable lab that sleep with frederick ( lloyd hughes ) and cuddle with mary . yet mary later throw boil water in ben face and which barely slow him . ok and i have vent about ben and the chocolate lab . other than that and the movie be quite touching and certainly hold my attention . pickford support cast be strong and believable . this be certainly among her good film .