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Timothy's Quest (1922 Film)
''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by Sidney Olcott based on a story written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and starred the child actor Joseph Depew. The Library of Congress has a copy of this film. Cast *Joseph Depew as Timothy *Helen Rowland (actress), Baby Helen Rowland as Lady Gay *Marie Day as Mrs. Avilda Cummins *Margaret Seddon as Samantha Ann Ripley *Bertram Marburgh as Jabe Slowcum *Vivia Ogden as Hitty Tarbox *Gladys Leslie as Miss Dora *William F. Haddock as Dave Milliken *Rags as The Dog Production notes The film was shot in Maine and at Tec-Art Studios, 318 East 48th Street, New York City. References External links American Film Institute Catalog* on website dedicated to Sidney Olcott 1922 films American silent feature films Films directed by Sidney Olcott 1922 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Kate Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 directors of the motion picture business. With a desire to be an actor, a young Sidney Olcott went to New York City where he worked in the theatre until 1904 when he performed as a film actor with the Biograph Studios. In 1907, Frank J. Marion and Samuel Long, with financial backing from George Kleine, formed a new motion picture company called the Kalem Company and were able to lure the increasingly successful Olcott away from Biograph. Olcott was offered the sum of ten dollars per picture and under the terms of his contract, Olcott was required to direct a minimum of one, one-reel picture of about a thousand feet every week. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including '' Ben Hur'' (1907) with its dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |