A Child Is Waiting

Feb 13, 1963

1h 42m

★ 6.8

Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions

A Child Is Waiting Trailers

Cast

Matthew Clark

Burt Lancaster

Jean Hansen

Judy Garland

Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Gena Rowlands

Ted Widdicombe

Steven Hill

Goodman

Paul Stewart

Mattie

Gloria McGehee

Douglas Benham

Lawrence Tierney

Reuben Widdicombe

Bruce Ritchey

Holland

John Marley

Child

Bill Mumy

Miss Fogarty

Elizabeth Wilson

Miss Brown (uncredited)

Barbara Pepper

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