When I Grow Up (1951)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bobby Driscoll	...	Josh / Danny Reed
	Robert Preston	...	Father Reed
	Martha Scott	...	Mother Reed (1890's)
	Sherry Jackson	...	Ruthie Reed
	Johnny McGovern	...	Duckface Kelly
	Frances Chaney	...	Mrs. Kelly
	Poodles Hanneford	...	Bobo
	Ralph Dumke	...	Carp
	Paul Guilfoyle	...	Doc
	Paul Levitt	...	Carp's Assistant
	Griff Barnett	...	Dr. Bailey
	Margaret Lloyd	...	Volunteer Nurse
	Charley Grapewin	...	Grandpa Reed
	Harry Morgan	...	Father Reed (modern)
	Elisabeth Fraser	...	Mother Reed (modern)

Storyline

"When I Grow Up" is an uncharacteristically modest film from producer Sam Spiegel (during his "S. P. Eagle" years). Bobby Driscoll plays a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at home. Preparing to run away, Bobby chances across an old diary once kept by his grandfather (Charley Grapewin). Leafing through the yellowed pages, Bobby discovers that grandpa went through many of the same childhood travails that Bobby is enduring at that moment--and look how well gramps turned out! Armed with a renewed understanding of (and appreciation for) his elders, Bobby decides to stick around for a while and see how things develop. Written by filmfactsman  

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