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When I Grow Up (1951)

NR · 1951-04-19 · 1h 30m · EN
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Bobby takes on the elderly

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.

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Michael KaninDirector
Budget
$50K
Box office
$100K

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Top billed cast

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Bobby DriscollBobby DriscollJosh / Danny ReedRobert PrestonRobert PrestonFather ReedMartha ScottMartha ScottMother ReedSherry JacksonSherry JacksonRuthie ReedJohn WilderJohn WilderDuckface KellyFrances ChaneyFrances ChaneyMrs. KellyPoodles HannefordPoodles HannefordBoboRalph DumkeRalph DumkeCarpPaul GuilfoylePaul GuilfoyleDocPaul LevittPaul LevittCarp's AssistantGriff BarnettGriff BarnettDr. BaileyMargaret LloydMargaret LloydVolunteer Nurse

Keywords

Growing up

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityGrowing UpDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference319148Actor preference59809 · 197025 · 256465

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What is When I Grow Up about?

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.

How long is When I Grow Up?

When I Grow Up has a runtime of 90 minutes.