Film

Timothy's Quest

1936 · 1h 5m · Comedy · Drama

A warm, earthy story by the author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."

IMDb

7.3

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).

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

Sally Martin

Gay

• Charles BartonDirector
• Virginia Van UppScreenplay
• Dore ScharyScreenplay
• Gilbert PrattScreenplay
• Kate Douglas WigginNovel
• Harold HurleyProducer

Release date

January 31, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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