Timothy's Quest
“A warm, earthy story by the author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."”
1936•1h 5m•4.7•Released
ComedyDrama
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).
Director
Charles Barton
Writer
Virginia Van Upp, Gilbert Pratt, Dore Schary
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Harold Hurley
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