Matthew Clark
Burt Lancaster
Matthew Clark
A Child Is Waiting
“Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland take an untouched theme - and make it touching and unforgettable!”
6.8
1963
1h 42m
Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Overview
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
Jean Hansen
Judy Garland
Jean Hansen
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Ted Widdicombe
Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe
Goodman
Paul Stewart
Goodman
Mattie
Gloria McGehee
Mattie
Douglas Benham
Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham
Reuben Widdicombe
Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe
Holland
John Marley
Holland
Child
Bill Mumy
Child
Miss Fogarty
Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty
Miss Brown (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)
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