Timothy's Quest | |
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Directed by | Charles Barton |
Screenplay by | Virginia Van Upp Dore Schary Gilbert Pratt |
Produced by | Harold Hurley |
Starring | Eleanore Whitney Tom Keene Dickie Moore Virginia Weidler Elizabeth Patterson Sally Martin Benny Bartlett |
Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Timothy's Quest is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Virginia Van Upp, Dore Schary and Gilbert Pratt, based on a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
The film stars Eleanore Whitney, Tom Keene, Dickie Moore, Virginia Weidler, Elizabeth Patterson, Sally Martin and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on January 31, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]
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