Timothy's Quest
About Timothy's Quest
Timothy, an orphan from the slums, and Lady Gay, the little girl he looks after, run to the country rather than go to an asylum. They pick the house of Miss Avilda Cummins and ask to be adopted. She and her help, Samantha Ann Ripley, are harsh, take them for the night, and soften. Timothy hears Avilda plan to adopt Gay and send him to an asylum. He is about to leave, but he tells Samantha of a man in a lonely house who calls out her name. She goes to him. Avilda regrets her hardness toward a sister who had left and died. Timothy is brought back and adopted.
Cast & crew
More about Timothy's Quest
Sidney Olcott directed. Kathryne Stuart wrote the scenario from Kate Douglas Wiggin's 1890 novel. Charles M. Seay was production manager for Dirigo Films. Al Liguori and Eugene French photographed. American Releasing distributed it. Released 17 September 1922. Copyright 15 September 1922, LP18806. Seven reels, 6,377 feet. Wikidata lists 70 minutes. A circulating copy runs about 1 hour 21 minutes. Shot in Maine and at Tec-Art Studios in New York. Wikidata's description says 1923; the release year is 1922.
Themes
Making
Olcott shot the country scenes in Maine and the interiors at Tec-Art on East 48th Street.
Look
Al Liguori and Eugene French photographed the Maine locations and the Tec-Art interiors.
Preservation
The Library of Congress has a copy. A file is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Joseph Depew plays Timothy. Baby Helen Rowland plays Lady Gay. Marie Day plays Avilda Cummins. Margaret Seddon plays Samantha Ann Ripley.
- Also cast: Bertram Marburgh as Jabe Slowcum, Vivia Ogden as Hitty Tarbox, Gladys Leslie as Miss Dora, William F. Haddock as Dave Milliken, and a dog billed as Rags.
- Wikidata also lists Jetta Goudal, who is not on the AFI cast.
- The Library of Congress holds a copy. A file is on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Timothy and Lady Gay knock at Avilda's door and ask to be adopted.
- He tells Samantha of the man who calls her name, and she goes to the lonely house.
Influenced by
- Kate Douglas Wiggin's 1890 novel Timothy's Quest
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Timothy's Quest (1922).webm)
