When I Grow Up - Cast

When I Grow Up (1951)
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90 min | Drama

When I Grow Up (1951)

Approved

90 min | Drama

"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...See more"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 See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Bobby Driscoll Josh / Danny Reed Josh / Danny Reed See fewer	Peter Pan (1953)
Robert Preston Father Reed Father Reed See fewer	The Music Man (1962)
Martha Scott Mother Reed (1890's) Mother Reed (1890's) See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Sherry Jackson Ruthie Reed Ruthie Reed See fewer	The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
John Wilder Duckface Kelly (as Johnny McGovern) Duckface Kelly (as Johnny McGovern) See fewer	Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Frances Chaney Mrs. Kelly (as Frances Cheney) Mrs. Kelly (as Frances Cheney) See fewer	When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Poodles Hanneford Bobo Bobo See fewer	The Golden Horde (1951)
Ralph Dumke Carp Carp See fewer	All the King's Men (1949)
Paul Guilfoyle Doc Doc See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Paul Levitt Carp's Assistant Carp's Assistant See fewer	Cape Fear (1962)
Griff Barnett Dr. Bailey Dr. Bailey See fewer	Pinky (1949)
Margaret Lloyd Volunteer Nurse Volunteer Nurse See fewer	When I Grow Up (1951)
Charley Grapewin Grandpa Reed Grandpa Reed See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Harry Morgan Father Reed (modern) (as Henry Morgan) Father Reed (modern) (as Henry Morgan) See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Elisabeth Fraser Mother Reed (modern) Mother Reed (modern) See fewer	A Patch of Blue (1965)
Robert Hyatt Binks (as Bobby Hyatt) Binks (as Bobby Hyatt) See fewer	Deadly Ransom (1998)
Hamilton Camp Bully Bully See fewer	Almost Heroes (1998)
Ruth Lee Bully's Mother Bully's Mother See fewer	Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Donald Gordon Harmonica Boy Harmonica Boy See fewer	Birth of a Band (1954)