
A Child Is Waiting
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.
A Child Is Waiting
February 13, 1963
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Cast (21)

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)
Crew (27)
Directing

John Cassavetes
Director

Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director

Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor

Douglas Green
Assistant Director
Writing

Abby Mann
Writer
Production

Stanley Kramer
Producer

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting

Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager

Philip Langner
Associate Producer
Sound

Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer

Art Dunham
Music Editor

Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer

Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Art
Camera

Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography

Morris Rosen
Grip

Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator

Sam Van Zenten
Assistant Grip
Costume & Make-Up

Joe King
Costume Design

Howard Shoup
Wardrobe Designer

George Lane
Makeup Artist

Al Paul
Hairstylist
Crew
No data availableEditing

Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor

Robert C. Jones
Editor
Lighting

Don L. Carstensen
Gaffer