Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom. Many of the men in the squatters' village have their eyes on young Tess, and one of them, Ben Letts, frames Tess's father for murder. While maintaining her father's innocence, Tess must keep her love for Graves' son a secret, while caring for Elias' daughter's illegitamate child.
| Directing | John S. Robertson | Director |
| Writing | Elmer Harris | Adaptation |
| Production | Mary Pickford | Producer |
| Art | Frank Ormston | Art Direction |
| Camera | Charles Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Josephine Lovett | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | E. Lloyd Sheldon | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | Shaw Lovett | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Elmer Harris | Writer |
| Writing | Grace Miller White | Novel |
| Writing | Josephine Lovett | Writer |
| Writing | E. Lloyd Sheldon | Writer |