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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Dr. Matthew Clark

Judy Garland

Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands

Sophie Widdicombe

Steven Hill

Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart

Goodman

Gloria McGehee

Mattie

Lawrence Tierney

Douglas Benham

Bruce Ritchey

Reuben Widdicombe

John Marley

Holland

Bill Mumy

Child

Elizabeth Wilson

Miss Fogarty

Barbara Pepper

Miss Brown (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mario Gallo

Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)

Fred Draper

Dr. Sack (uncredited)