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When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up
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When I Grow Up

1951
1h 30m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1951

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

"Bobby takes on the elderly"

Josh is a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at home. Preparing to run away, he chances across an old diary once kept by his grandfather. Leafing through the yellowed pages, Josh discovers that Grandpa went through many of the same childhood travails that he is enduring at that moment. Armed with a renewed understanding of and appreciation for his elders, Josh decides to stick around for a while and see how things develop.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Apr 19, 1951
Languages
English
Director
Michael Kanin
Production
Horizon Pictures
Horizon Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Josh / Danny Reed

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Father Reed

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Mother Reed

Sherry Jackson

Sherry Jackson

Ruthie Reed

John Wilder

John Wilder

Duckface Kelly

Frances Chaney

Frances Chaney

Mrs. Kelly

Poodles Hanneford

Poodles Hanneford

Bobo

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

Carp

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Doc

Paul Levitt

Carp's Assistant

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Dr. Bailey

Margaret Lloyd

Volunteer Nurse

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Reed

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Father Reed (Modern)

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

Mother Reed

Robert Hyatt

Robert Hyatt

Binks

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Bully

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Bully's Mother

Donald Gordon

Harmonica Boy

Robert Gordon

Boy with Water Trough

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