A Child Is Waiting poster

A Child Is Waiting

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

No ratings yet. Be the first to rate.

A Child Is Waiting — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 13, 1963
  • Runtime
  • 102 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • John Cassavetes

Log in to rate, list, and review this title.

Log in Sign up

A Child Is Waiting — Cast

Burt Lancaster photo Burt Lancaster Dr. Matthew Clark Judy Garland photo Judy Garland Jean Hansen Gena Rowlands photo Gena Rowlands Sophie Widdicombe Steven Hill photo Steven Hill Ted Widdicombe Paul Stewart photo Paul Stewart Goodman Gloria McGehee photo Gloria McGehee Mattie Lawrence Tierney photo Lawrence Tierney Douglas Benham Bruce Ritchey photo Bruce Ritchey Reuben Widdicombe

Community rating

–
0 ratings

Rating distribution

No ratings yet. Be the first to rate.

  • 0 watched
  • 0 watching
  • 0 watchlist
  • 0 dropped
  • 0 likes

Characters

Rate the cast one by one. The best-loved character is the community’s call.

Sign in to rate characters.

Where to watch

Subscription

Amazon Prime VideofuboTVMGM+ Amazon ChannelPhiloMGM Plus Roku Premium ChannelMGM PlusAmazon Prime Video with Ads

Reviews

No reviews yet.

Similar Films

If you liked A Child Is Waiting, these are worth a look.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter poster
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008
Resurrecting the Champ poster
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
The Miracle Worker poster
The Miracle Worker
2000
Ladybird Ladybird poster
Ladybird Ladybird
1994
Phoebe in Wonderland poster
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
Come Sunday poster
Come Sunday
2018
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds poster
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
1972
Detachment poster
Detachment
2011
All Together Now poster
All Together Now
2020
Adopt a Highway poster
Adopt a Highway
2019
Across the Tracks poster
Across the Tracks
1991
Dad poster
Dad
1989