When I Grow Up (1951)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $100,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.041 |
Directed By
Michael Kanin
Crew
Michael Kanin
Ernest Laszlo
Jack R. Berne
Ben Winkler
Jerome Moross
Sally Berkeley
Edward Mann
Irving Friedman
Jack Broder
Nicolai Remisoff
Edward R. Robinson
Sam Spiegel
Bruce Schoengarth
Norma Koch
George Fields
Ross Hunter
Ted Larsen
Samuel Rheiner
TOP CAST
Bobby Driscoll
Josh / Danny Reed
Robert Preston
Father Reed
Martha Scott
Mother Reed
Sherry Jackson
Ruthie Reed
John Wilder
Duckface Kelly
Frances Chaney
Mrs. Kelly
Poodles Hanneford
Bobo
Ralph Dumke
Carp
Paul Guilfoyle
Doc
Paul Levitt
Carp's Assistant
Griff Barnett
Dr. Bailey
Margaret Lloyd
Volunteer Nurse
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Reed
Harry Morgan
Father Reed (Modern)
Elisabeth Fraser
Mother Reed
Robert Hyatt
Binks
Hamilton Camp
Bully
Ruth Lee
Bully's Mother
Donald Gordon
Harmonica Boy
Robert Gordon
Boy with Water Trough
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