
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
6.8|13 Feb, 1963|102 min
Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!
6.8|13 Feb, 1963|102 min
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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.
Keywords
children's home
down syndrome
school
teaching
Casts

Burt Lancaster
Matthew Clark

Judy Garland
Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart
Goodman

Gloria McGehee
Mattie

Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe

John Marley
Holland

Bill Mumy
Child

Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty

Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mario Gallo
Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

Fred Draper
Dr. Sack (uncredited)

Jim Backus
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran
Lewis (uncredited)

Butch Patrick
Boy Playing Football (uncredited)

June Walker
Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)

James Rawley
Jim (uncredited)

Noam Pitlik
Concerned Father (uncredited)
Crews

Stanley Kramer
Producer
Abby Mann
Writer

John Cassavetes
Director
Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Joe King
Costume Design
Art Dunham
Music Editor
George Lane
Makeup Artist
Howard Shoup
Wardrobe Designer
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
Philip Langner
Associate Producer
Al Paul
Hairstylist
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration

Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Douglas Green
Assistant Director
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Robert C. Jones
Editor

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Morris Rosen
Grip
Jack Kirston
Property Master
Sam Van Zenten
Assistant Grip
Don L. Carstensen
Gaffer
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