A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

102 mins | Drama | Feb. 13, 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.

A Child Is Waiting

102 mins | Drama | Feb. 13, 1963

A Child Is Waiting
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Stanley Kramer Productions
Original title A Child Is Waiting
Directors Douglas Green, Lindsley Parsons Jr., Marshall Schlom, John Cassavetes
Writers Abby Mann

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Matthew Clark

Judy Garland

as Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands

as Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill

as Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart

as Goodman

Gloria McGehee

as Mattie

Lawrence Tierney

as Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey

as Reuben Widdicombe

John Marley

as Holland

Bill Mumy

as Child

Elizabeth Wilson

as Miss Fogarty

Barbara Pepper

as Miss Brown (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mario Gallo

as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

Fred Draper

as Dr. Sack (uncredited)

Jim Backus

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran

as Lewis (uncredited)

Butch Patrick

as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)

June Walker

as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)

James Rawley

as Jim (uncredited)

Noam Pitlik

as Concerned Father (uncredited)