When I Grow Up

Michael Kanin
1951-04-19

Bobby takes on the elderly
6
90 min

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

Name Character Team
Bobby Driscoll Josh / Danny Reed Unowned
Robert Preston Father Reed Unowned
Martha Scott Mother Reed Unowned
Sherry Jackson Ruthie Reed Unowned
John Wilder Duckface Kelly Unowned
Frances Chaney Mrs. Kelly Unowned
Poodles Hanneford Bobo Unowned
Ralph Dumke Carp Unowned
Paul Guilfoyle Doc Unowned
Paul Levitt Carp's Assistant Unowned
Griff Barnett Dr. Bailey Unowned
Margaret Lloyd Volunteer Nurse Unowned
Charley Grapewin Grandpa Reed Unowned
Harry Morgan Father Reed (Modern) Unowned
Elisabeth Fraser Mother Reed Unowned
Robert Hyatt Binks Unowned
Hamilton Camp Bully Unowned
Ruth Lee Bully's Mother Unowned
Donald Gordon Harmonica Boy Unowned
Robert Gordon Boy with Water Trough Unowned