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When I Grow Up

Bobby takes on the elderly

6.5

1h 30m

1951

“Bobby takes on the elderly”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Michael Kanin

Drama

growing up

Cast & Crew

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

as Josh / Danny Reed

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

as Father Reed

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

as Mother Reed

Sherry Jackson

Sherry Jackson

as Ruthie Reed

John Wilder

John Wilder

as Duckface Kelly

Frances Chaney

Frances Chaney

as Mrs. Kelly

Poodles Hanneford

Poodles Hanneford

as Bobo

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

as Carp

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

as Doc

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