When I Grow Up (1951)
Bobby takes on the elderly
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.
- Date of release
- 1951-04-19
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Michael Kanin
Casting
- Bobby Driscoll — Josh / Danny Reed
- Robert Preston — Father Reed
- Martha Scott — Mother Reed
- Sherry Jackson — Ruthie Reed
- John Wilder — Duckface Kelly
- Frances Chaney — Mrs. Kelly
- Poodles Hanneford — Bobo
- Ralph Dumke — Carp
- Paul Guilfoyle — Doc
- Paul Levitt — Carp's Assistant
- Griff Barnett — Dr. Bailey
- Margaret Lloyd — Volunteer Nurse
Interesting facts
When I Grow Up is a 1951 American drama film written and directed by Michael Kanin and starring Bobby Driscoll, Robert Preston, Martha Scott and Charley Grapewin. The film was produced by Sam Spiegel through his Horizon Pictures and distributed by United Artists.
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