A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
Release: 1963-02-13
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 6.8
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Stanley Kramer Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Steven Hill
as Ted Widdicombe
John Marley
as Holland
Bill Mumy
as Child
Fred Draper
as Dr. Sack (uncredited)
Butch Patrick
as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
Gloria McGehee
as Mattie
Mario Gallo
as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
Jim Backus
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
as Lewis (uncredited)
Paul Stewart
as Goodman
Lawrence Tierney
as Douglas Benham
Bruce Ritchey
as Reuben Widdicombe
Elizabeth Wilson
as Miss Fogarty
Barbara Pepper
as Miss Brown (uncredited)
June Walker
as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik
as Concerned Father (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster
as Matthew Clark
Gena Rowlands
as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Juanita Moore
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
James Rawley
as Jim (uncredited)
Judy Garland
as Jean Hansen
