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* CreatorCameo: John Cassavetes is briefly seen as a hospital inmate.
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann (based on his 1957 ''Westinghouse Studio One'' teleplay of the same name), directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes, and produced by Creator/StanleyKramer.
''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann (based on his 1957 ''Westinghouse Studio One'' teleplay of the same name), directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes, and produced by Creator/StanleyKramer.
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film produced by Creator/StanleyKramer, directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes, and written by Abby Mann
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name, directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes, and produced by Creator/StanleyKramer. Jean Hansen (Creator/JudyGarland) takes a job as a teacher at the Crawthorne State Training Institute, a school for mentally disabled and emotionally disturbed children. There she bonds with the unhappy, withdrawn 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), who she thinks will improve if he can be reunited with his parents. But the director, Dr. Clark (Creator/BurtLancaster), thinks Jean is coddling Reuben, which will only hurt him.
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann
Jean Hansen (Creator/JudyGarland) takes a job as a teacher at the Crawthorne State Training Institute, a school for mentally disabled and emotionally disturbed children. There she bonds with the unhappy, withdrawn 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), who she thinks will improve if he can be reunited with his parents. But the director, Dr. Clark (Creator/BurtLancaster), thinks Jean is coddling Reuben, which will only hurt
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* AloneAmongFamilies: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* AloneAmongFamilies: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* TheRunaway: Reuben becomes so upset after briefly glimpsing his mother that he runs away. He's found after about a day.
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* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Reuben's parents initially refused to accept that he was disabled, and took him to doctor after doctor trying to get a more hopeful diagnosis. While his father was driving him to the institution, he considered driving off a cliff.
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name and directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes. Jean Hansen (Creator/JudyGarland) takes a job as a teacher at the Crawthorne State Training Institute, a school for mentally disabled and emotionally disturbed children. There she bonds with the unhappy, withdrawn 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), who she thinks will improve if he can be reunited with his parents. But the director, Dr. Clark (Creator/BurtLancaster), thinks Jean is coddling Reuben, which will only hurt him.
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name and name, directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes.Creator/JohnCassavetes, and produced by Creator/StanleyKramer. Jean Hansen (Creator/JudyGarland) takes a job as a teacher at the Crawthorne State Training Institute, a school for mentally disabled and emotionally disturbed children. There she bonds with the unhappy, withdrawn 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), who she thinks will improve if he can be reunited with his parents. But the director, Dr. Clark (Creator/BurtLancaster), thinks Jean is coddling Reuben, which will only hurt him.
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* AloneAmongTheFamilies: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* AloneAmongTheCouples: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* AloneAmongTheCouples: AloneAmongTheFamilies: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* AloneAmongTheCouples: A familial example. Every Wednesday, the parents come to visit their children. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
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* SchoolPlay: The kids put on a Thanksgiving play, with Reuben as one of the Indians. [[spoiler:Reuben's father is in the audience. He was planning to transfer him to another school, but when he sees him reciting a poem and reacting positively to the audience's applause, he decides to leave him where he is.]]
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''A Child Is Waiting'' is a 1963 drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name and directed by Creator/JohnCassavetes. Jean Hansen (Creator/JudyGarland) takes a job as a teacher at the Crawthorne State Training Institute, a school for mentally disabled and emotionally disturbed children. There she bonds with the unhappy, withdrawn 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey), who she thinks will improve if he can be reunited with his parents. But the director, Dr. Clark (Creator/BurtLancaster), thinks Jean is coddling Reuben, which will only hurt him.
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!!''A Child Is Waiting'' contains examples of:
*TearjerkerChildhoodBrainDamage: It's explained that one of the most common causes of the children's disabilities is being deprived of oxygen during birth.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Jean attended Juilliard, planning to become a concert pianist. When that didn't work out, she tried a wide variety of jobs, searching for the one that would make her life meaningful.
* IWantMyMommy: When Reuben's parents first dropped him off, he tried to run after their car, screaming "DADDY! MOMMY!"
* MissingMom: Reuben's mother hasn't visited him in the two years since he came to Crawthorne.
* TooUnhappyToBeHungry: When Clark transfers Jean away from Reuben's cottage, Reuben becomes so upset that he stops eating.
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!!''A Child Is Waiting'' contains examples of:
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Jean attended Juilliard, planning to become a concert pianist. When that didn't work out, she tried a wide variety of jobs, searching for the one that would make her life meaningful.
* IWantMyMommy: When Reuben's parents first dropped him off, he tried to run after their car, screaming "DADDY! MOMMY!"
* MissingMom: Reuben's mother hasn't visited him in the two years since he came to Crawthorne.
* TooUnhappyToBeHungry: When Clark transfers Jean away from Reuben's cottage, Reuben becomes so upset that he stops eating.
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