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When I Grow Up

(1951)

April 19, 1951 1h 30m
65%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Michael Kanin

Director

Top Billed Cast

BD

Bobby Driscoll

Josh / Danny Reed

RP

Robert Preston

Father Reed

MS

Martha Scott

Mother Reed

SJ

Sherry Jackson

Ruthie Reed

JW

John Wilder

Duckface Kelly

FC

Frances Chaney

Mrs. Kelly

PH

Poodles Hanneford

Bobo

RD

Ralph Dumke

Carp

PG

Paul Guilfoyle

Doc

PL

Paul Levitt

Carp's Assistant