A Child Is Waiting (1963)
1h 42m
Running Time
February 13, 1963Release Date
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
1h 42m
Running Time
February 13, 1963Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Burt Lancaster
Matthew Clark

Judy Garland
Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart
Goodman

Gloria McGehee
Mattie

Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe

John Marley
Holland

Bill Mumy
Child

Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty

Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mario Gallo
Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

Fred Draper
Dr. Sack (uncredited)

Jim Backus
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran
Lewis (uncredited)

Butch Patrick
Boy Playing Football (uncredited)

June Walker
Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)

James Rawley
Jim (uncredited)

Noam Pitlik
Concerned Father (uncredited)

John Cassavetes
Director

Stanley Kramer
Producer

Abby Mann
Writer

Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director

Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator

Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager

Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer

Walter Elliott
Sound Editor

Joseph Kish
Set Decoration

Art Dunham
Music Editor

Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor

Joe King
Costume Design

George Lane
Makeup Artist

Al Paul
Hairstylist

Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer

Philip Langner
Associate Producer

Howard Shoup
Wardrobe Designer

Douglas Green
Assistant Director

Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography

Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor

Robert C. Jones
Editor

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting

Rudolph Sternad
Production Design

Morris Rosen
Grip

Jack Kirston
Property Master

Sam Van Zenten
Assistant Grip

Don L. Carstensen
Gaffer
Media.




Details.
Release DateFebruary 13, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
down syndrome
children's home
school
teaching
Wiki.
A Child Is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film directed by John Cassavetes, produced by Stanley Kramer, and written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Studio One teleplay of the same name. It stars Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland as, respectively, the director of a state institution for intellectually disabled and emotionally disturbed children, and a new teacher who challenges his methods.
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