The Quitter
1934, English. Directed by Richard Thorpe.
When her husband, who founded the town's crusading local newspaper, doesn't come back from the French battlefields of World War I, a woman struggles to raise her two sons and keep the newspaper going. Matters are complicated by the fact that, several years later, one of the sons wants to turn the paper from its position as a hard-fighting champion of the working-class into an upscale society paper catering to the rich and powerful. Matters are complicated even further by rumors that their father was in fact NOT killed in France during the war but took another man's identity and is still living there.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Richard ThorpeDirector
- Charley GrapewinEd Tilford
- Emma DunnCordelia Tilford
- William BakewellRussell Tilford
- Barbara WeeksDiana Winthrop
- Hale HamiltonMaj. Stephen Winthrop
- Glen BolesEddie Tilford
- Mary KornmanAnnabelle Hibbs
- Lafe McKeeZack
- Aggie HerringHannah
- Jane KeckleySister Hooten
- Edward LeSaintTravers
- Edmund BurnsCast
Details
- Released
- 5 February 1934
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Ellis
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The Quitter runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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The Quitter is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is The Quitter on?
The Quitter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 1934. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Quitter?
The Quitter (1934) was directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn, William Bakewell.