
A Child Is Waiting
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.
Top Billed Cast

Burt Lancaster
Matthew Clark

Judy Garland
Jean Hansen

Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe

Paul Stewart
Goodman
Featured Crew

John Cassavetes
Director

Stanley Kramer
Producer
Abby Mann
Writer
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director
Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Art Dunham
Music Editor
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Joe King
Costume Design