A Child Is Waiting (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.
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Burt Lancaster
as Matthew Clark
as Matthew Clark
Judy Garland
as Jean Hansen
as Jean Hansen
Gena Rowlands
as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Steven Hill
as Ted Widdicombe
as Ted Widdicombe
Paul Stewart
as Goodman
as Goodman
Gloria McGehee
as Mattie
as Mattie
Lawrence Tierney
as Douglas Benham
as Douglas Benham
Bruce Ritchey
as Reuben Widdicombe
as Reuben Widdicombe
John Marley
as Holland
as Holland
Bill Mumy
as Child
as Child
Elizabeth Wilson
as Miss Fogarty
as Miss Fogarty
Barbara Pepper
as Miss Brown (uncredited)
as Miss Brown (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Mario Gallo
as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
as Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
Fred Draper
as Dr. Sack (uncredited)
as Dr. Sack (uncredited)
Jim Backus
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
as Lewis (uncredited)
as Lewis (uncredited)
Butch Patrick
as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
as Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
June Walker
as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
as Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
James Rawley
as Jim (uncredited)
as Jim (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik
as Concerned Father (uncredited)
as Concerned Father (uncredited)
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John Cassavetes
Director
Director
Abby Mann
Writer
Writer
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Producer
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Joe King
Costume Design
Costume Design
Al Paul
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Philip Langner
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
George Lane
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
Production Manager
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Art Dunham
Music Editor
Music Editor
Howard Shoup
Wardrobe Designer
Wardrobe Designer
Douglas Green
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Robert C. Jones
Editor
Editor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Casting
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Editor
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Production Design
Don L. Carstensen
Gaffer
Gaffer
Jack Kirston
Property Master
Property Master
Sam Van Zenten
Assistant Grip
Assistant Grip
Morris Rosen
Grip
Grip
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