''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent

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produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...

based on a story written by

Kate Douglas Wiggin Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,'' and composed collections of children's ...

and starred the child actor

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. The

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has a copy of this film.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Timothy's Quest''
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Cast

as Timothy * Baby Helen Rowland as Lady Gay *Marie Day as Mrs. Avilda Cummins *Margaret Seddon as Samantha Ann Ripley *

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as Jabe Slowcum *Vivia Ogden as Hitty Tarbox *

Gladys Leslie Gladys Leslie Moore (March 5, 1899 – October 2, 1976) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s. Though less-remembered than superstars like Mary Pickford, she had a number of starring roles from 1917 to the ea ...

as Miss Dora *William F. Haddock as Dave Milliken *Rags as The Dog

Production notes

The film was shot in Maine and in Tec-Art studio, 48th Street, New York City.

References

External links

American Film Institute Catalog
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