When I Grow Up
Bobby takes on the elderly
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.
- Budget
- $50,000
- Revenue
- $100,000
- Production
- Horizon Pictures
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Cast
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
Griff Barnett
Dr. Bailey
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Reed
Harry Morgan
Father Reed (Modern)
Elisabeth Fraser
Mother Reed
Robert Hyatt
Binks
Hamilton Camp
Bully
Ruth Lee
Bully's Mother
Crew
- Director
- Michael Kanin
- Producers
- Sam Spiegel
- Cinematography
- Ernest Laszlo
- Composer
- Jerome Moross
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CinemaSerf
December 5, 2024
"Danny" (Bobby Driscoll) lives with his dad (Harry Morgan) and mum (Elisabeth Fraser) but isn't especially happy. Indeed, he feels neglected and determines to leave home and chance his arm in the outside world. Before he hits the road, though, he discovers an old diary written by his grandpa (Charley Grapewin) that details the trials and tribulation of his own youth - and tells of his desire to flee with his best pal "Duckface" (John Wilder) and join the circus. It's very hard work and the young…