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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Cast
Bobby Driscoll as Josh / Danny Reed Robert Preston as Father Reed Martha Scott as Mother Reed Sherry Jackson as Ruthie Reed Johnny McGovern as Duckface Kelly Frances Chaney as Mrs. Kelly Poodles Hanneford as Bobo Ralph Dumke as Carp Paul Guilfoyle as Doc Paul Levitt as Carp's Assistant Griff Barnett as Dr. Bailey Margaret Lloyd as Volunteer Nurse Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Reed Harry Morgan as Father Reed Elisabeth Fraser as Mother Reed Robert Hyatt as Binks Hamilton Camp as Bully Ruth Lee as Bully's Mother Donald Gordon as Harmonica Boy
Reception Critic Edwin Schallert of the Los Angeles Times called the film "a very worthy nostalgic picture" that "catches the unique spirit of boyhood in America before the turn of the century".
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