When I Grow Up (1951)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 19, 1951Release Date
When I Grow Up (1951)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 19, 1951Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Bobby Driscoll
Josh / Danny Reed
Robert Preston
Father Reed
Martha Scott
Mother Reed (1890's)
Sherry Jackson
Ruthie Reed
John Wilder
Duckface Kelly
Michael Kanin
Director
Frances Chaney
Mrs. Kelly
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Poodles Hanneford
Bobo
Jerome Moross
Composer
Ralph Dumke
Carp
Ernest Laszlo
Cinematographer
Paul Guilfoyle
Doc
Edward Mann
Editor
Paul Levitt
Carp's Assistant
Griff Barnett
Dr. Bailey
Bruce Schoengarth
Editor
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
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 19, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Budget$50,000
Box Office$100,000
Genres
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Wiki.
When I Grow Up is a 1951 American drama film written and directed by Michael Kanin. The film stars Bobby Driscoll, Robert Preston, Martha Scott, Sherry Jackson, Johnny McGovern and Frances Chaney. The film was released on April 20, 1951, by United Artists.