A Child Is Waiting

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

102 mins
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.

Burt Lancaster

Matthew Clark

Judy Garland

Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands

Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill

Ted Widdicombe

Lawrence Tierney

Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey

Reuben Widdicombe

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)

Abby Mann

Writer

Joseph Kish

Set Decoration

Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Joe King

Costume Design

Al Paul

Hairstylist

Philip Langner

Associate Producer

Charles F. Wheeler

Camera Operator

Walter Elliott

Sound Editor

George Lane

Makeup Artist

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer

Lindsley Parsons Jr.

Assistant Director

Jean L. Speak

Sound Engineer

Art Dunham

Music Editor

Howard Shoup

Wardrobe Designer

Douglas Green

Assistant Director

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

Rudolph Sternad

Production Design

Jack Kirston

Property Master

Sam Van Zenten

Assistant Grip

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