The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim

The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim

Release Date:  2/1/1975
Country of Release:  Canada
Length:  15 minutes
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Medium:  Video
Genre:  FAM FAN
Release Message:  Timothy (Joey Davison) finds an old trunk with a false bottom. He removes the bottom and enters the trunk. When he opens the trunk again, he meets Zachariah Gibson and discovers that he is in 1875!
Description:  Timothy after being chased by Barney (Barney alleges Tim owes him $5 for letting shine shoes at a particular street corner) finds an old trunk. Tim takes the trunk back to his place (an abandoned factory building) and takes a closer looker at it. He empties the trunk and finds various old pictures, a book and a hat. He also discovers that the box has a false bottom. He removes the bottom and enters the trunk. When he opens the trunk again, from the inside, he discovers that he is in 1875! He shortly thereafter meets Zachariah Gibson. The duo's brief meeting is interrupted by a woman (Martha) who claims that Zachariah is a fraud and a cheat! After being chased by local tough guy Barney over a matter of five dollars, young shoe-shiner Timothy finds a mysterious old trunk. Upon taking this trunk back to his place and giving it a thorough inspection,Êhe discovers it has a false bottom. Timothy decides to remove the bottom and investigate, but when he emerges from the trunk again he discovers that he is in 1875! He shortly thereafter meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling medicine man. The duo's brief meeting is interrupted by a woman (Martha) who claims that Zachariah is a fraud and a cheat!