When I Grow Up

Directed by Michael Kanin
Not Rated
20 april 1951    90 m    Box Office: US$ 100KDrama
8.16.5
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.

Where to Watch When I Grow Up

  • Bobby DriscollJosh / Danny Reed
  • Robert PrestonFather Reed
  • Martha ScottMother Reed
  • Sherry JacksonRuthie Reed
  • John WilderDuckface Kelly
  • Frances ChaneyMrs. Kelly
  • Poodles HannefordBobo
  • Ralph DumkeCarp
  • Paul GuilfoyleDoc
  • Paul LevittCarp's Assistant
  • Griff BarnettDr. Bailey
  • Margaret LloydVolunteer Nurse
  • Charley GrapewinGrandpa Reed
  • Harry MorganFather Reed (Modern)
  • Elisabeth FraserMother Reed
  • Robert HyattBinks
  • Hamilton CampBully
  • Ruth LeeBully's Mother
  • Donald GordonHarmonica Boy
  • Robert GordonBoy with Water Trough

When I Grow Up Trivia

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