{"product_id":"the-quitter","title":"The Quitter","description":"Newspaper publisher Ed Tilford dies on the Western Front during World War I. Without a father, his sons Eddie and Russell grow up at odds with each other. Eddie is a street tough who has fallen under the spell of Mary, a femme fatale. Meanwhile, Russell has joined high society and wants to change the family newspaper into a scandal tabloid. Unbeknownst to them, their father is still alive, having faked his death twenty years earlier. \u003cp\u003eStar Charley Grapewin was a vaudeville performer who began his career in film at the turn of the century, starring in the F.S. Armitage short \u003ci\u003eAbove the Limit\u003c\/i\u003e (1900). However, he is best remembered for playing fatherly roles later in his career. He portrayed both Uncle Henry in \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e (1939) and Grandpa Joad in \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e (1940). He then had a recurring role as Ralph Bellamy's father in the popular Ellery Queen series of the 1940s. William Bakewell, who plays Russell, had a long career in Hollywood, appearing in films ranging from Oscar winners like \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e (1939) to B-movie fare such as \u003ci\u003eRadar Men from the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1952). Mary Kornman, her traditionally blonde hair dyed black, breaks type as a seductress in \u003ci\u003eThe Quitter\u003c\/i\u003e. The former child actress had been the female star of Pathe's \u003ci\u003eOur Gang\u003c\/i\u003e series from 1923 to 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moviezyng","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45800047673494,"sku":"089218750495","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218750495.jpg?v=1762125811","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/the-quitter","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}