Timothy's Quest (1936)
A warm, earthy story by the author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."
Timothy (Dickie Moore), an orphan, is sent with his sister, Gay (Sally Martin), to a farm run by Vilda Cummins (Elizabeth Patterson, an old maid with a dislike for children. Timothy eventually wins her over, and also pushes along the romance for her niece, Martha (Eleanore Whitney), with David Masters (Tom Keene).
- Date of release
- 1936-01-31
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Charles Barton
Casting
- Elizabeth Patterson — Vilda Cummins
- Dickie Moore — Timothy
- Eleanore Whitney — Martha
- Tom Keene — David Masters
- Virginia Weidler — Samantha Tarbox
- Esther Dale — Hitty Tarbox
- Samuel S. Hinds — Rev. Fellows
- J.M. Kerrigan — Dr. Cudd
- Irene Franklin — Flossie Cudd
- Benny Bartlett — Jimmy
- Raymond Hatton — Jabe Doolittle
- Irving Bacon — Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
Interesting facts
Timothy's Quest is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Virginia Van Upp, Dore Schary and Gilbert Pratt, based on a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
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