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.

[1][2] The movie starts in a rural town in Pennsylvania, where a feud simmers between farmer Fred Thorson and the Graveses.

The latter are a Mennonite family who sold their mill to the Foley chemical company that is now contaminating the river with toxic wastes.

Peter Graves, a resident of the town, tells Tess that his family did not kill Faulkner; however, Eric Thorson, a member of the rival family and a close friend of John, tells her that Peter's dad killed John.

When one of the newborn calves dies from poisoning on Tess's farm, she lashes out at Peter, telling him to close down the mill.

However, dinner comes to an end when Fred arrives and says his prize Angus steer has fallen ill and vows vengeance if the animal dies.