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.
Cast
Bobby Driscoll
Josh / Danny Reed
Robert Preston
Father Reed
Martha Scott
Mother Reed
Sherry Jackson
Ruthie Reed
John Wilder
Duckface Kelly
Frances Chaney
Mrs. Kelly
Poodles Hanneford
Bobo
Ralph Dumke
Carp
Paul Guilfoyle
Doc
Paul Levitt
Carp's Assistant
Griff Barnett
Dr. Bailey
Margaret Lloyd
Volunteer Nurse
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Reed
Harry Morgan
Father Reed (Modern)
Elisabeth Fraser
Mother Reed
Robert Hyatt
Binks
Hamilton Camp
Bully
Ruth Lee
Bully's Mother
Donald Gordon
Harmonica Boy
Robert Gordon
Boy with Water Trough
Crew
Michael Kanin
Director
Edward Mann
Editor
Bruce Schoengarth
Editor
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Jack R. Berne
Assistant Director
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Jack Broder
Associate Producer
Norma Koch
Costume Design
Sally Berkeley
Hair Setup
Ted Larsen
Makeup Artist
Ben Winkler
Sound Mixer
George Fields
Musician
Jerome Moross
Music
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
Ross Hunter
Script Supervisor
Irving Friedman
Musical
Samuel Rheiner
Production Intern
Nicolai Remisoff
Art Direction
