When I Grow Up
2 reviews
Drama
1h 30m
1951
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...
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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.
- DirectorMichael Kanin
- Release19 April 1951
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 30m
- Budget$50,000
- Revenue$100,000
- Rate2 reviews
- Productions
Horizon Pictures
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

Griff Barnett
Dr. Bailey

Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Reed

Harry Morgan
Father Reed (Modern)

Elisabeth Fraser
Mother Reed

Hamilton Camp
Bully

Ruth Lee
Bully's Mother
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