Timothy's Quest (1936)
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Synopsis of Timothy's Quest
Previously filmed in 1919, the Kate Douglas Wiggin novel Timothy's Quest was remade as a talkie in 1935. Dickie Moore plays Timothy Tarbox, a dewy-eyed orphan united in misery with his little sister Samantha (Virginia Weidler). The kids are taken in by maiden lady Vilda Cummins (Elizabeth Patterson), an old battle-ax who allegedly hates all children. It takes some doing, but Timothy and Samantha eventually win over Vilda, whose bark (as suspected) is far worse than her bite. A romantic subplot involving grown-ups Martha (Eleanor Whitney) and David (Tom Keene) never intrudes too long on the sentimental main story. Among the scenarists of Timothy's Quest are former Harold Lloyd director Gil Pratt and future MGM executive Dore Schary. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Timothy's Quest
- Dickie Moore - Timothy
- Eleanore Whitney - Martha
- Elizabeth Patterson - Vilda Cummins
- Esther Dale - Hitty Tarbox
- J.M. Kerrigan - Dr. Cudd
- Sally Martin - Gay
- John Kelly - Herb
- Ralph M. Remley - Joe
- Lew Kelly - Sheriff
- George Guhl - Policeman
- Bob Perry - Bartender
- Virginia Weidler - Samantha Tarbox
- Tom Keene - David Masters
- Samuel S. Hinds - Rev. Fellows
- Bennie Bartlett - Jimmy
- Irene Franklin - Flossie Cudd
- Jack Clifford - Ed, the Tramp
- Raymond Hatton - "Jabe" Doolittle
- Irving Bacon - Henry, the Drunken Wagon Driver
- Tempe Piggott - Mrs. Simpson
- Clarence H. Wilson - Mr. Simpson
- Otto H. Fries - Timid Tenor
- Director(s):
- Charles Barton
- Writer(s):
- Dore Schary, Gilbert Pratt, Virginia van Upp
- Producer(s):
- Harold Hurley
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