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A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!

6.85 - voted by 62
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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster poster

Burt Lancaster

Matthew Clark

Judy Garland poster

Judy Garland

Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands poster

Gena Rowlands

Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill poster

Steven Hill

Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart poster

Paul Stewart

Goodman

Gloria McGehee poster

Gloria McGehee

Mattie

Lawrence Tierney poster

Lawrence Tierney

Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey poster

Bruce Ritchey

Reuben Widdicombe

John Marley poster

John Marley

Holland

Bill Mumy poster

Bill Mumy

Child

Elizabeth Wilson poster

Elizabeth Wilson

Miss Fogarty

Barbara Pepper poster

Barbara Pepper

Miss Brown (uncredited)

Juanita Moore poster

Juanita Moore

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mario Gallo poster

Mario Gallo

Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

Fred Draper poster

Fred Draper

Dr. Sack (uncredited)