A Child Is Waiting (1963)

A Child Is Waiting
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 102 min
  • Premiere: 13th of February 1963

Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.

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Cast

Judy Garland
as Jean Hansen
Gena Rowlands
as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Burt Lancaster
as Matthew Clark
John Marley
as Holland
Steven Hill
as Ted Widdicombe
Bill Mumy
as Child
Lawrence Tierney
as Douglas Benham
Jim Backus
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Butch Patrick
as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
Paul Stewart
as Goodman
Elizabeth Wilson
as Miss Fogarty
Noam Pitlik
as Concerned Father (uncredited)
Mario Gallo
as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Miss Brown (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
as Lewis (uncredited)
June Walker
as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
Gloria McGehee
as Mattie
Fred Draper
as Dr. Sack (uncredited)
James Rawley
as Jim (uncredited)
Bruce Ritchey
as Reuben Widdicombe

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