When I Grow Up

1h 30min

Drama

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.

Cast

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Josh / Danny Reed
Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Father Reed
Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Mother Reed
Sherry Jackson

Sherry Jackson

Ruthie Reed
John Wilder

John Wilder

Duckface Kelly
Frances Chaney

Frances Chaney

Mrs. Kelly
Paul Levitt

Paul Levitt

Carp's Assistant
Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Dr. Bailey
Margaret Lloyd

Margaret Lloyd

Volunteer Nurse
Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Reed
Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Father Reed (Modern)
Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

Mother Reed
Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Bully's Mother
Donald Gordon

Donald Gordon

Harmonica Boy
Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Boy with Water Trough

Release date

19th Apr 1951

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English