When I Grow Up 72 years old

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.

Credits

When I Grow Up Cast

Name Character
Hamilton Camp He was 16, 70 years old when he died as Bully
Paul Guilfoyle He was 1, now 74 years old as Doc
Bobby Driscoll He was 14, 31 years old when he died as Josh / Danny Reed
Martha Scott She was 38, 90 years old when she died as Mother Reed
Harry Morgan He was 36, 96 years old when he died as Father Reed (modern)
Charley Grapewin He was 81, 86 years old when he died as Grandpa Reed
Robert Preston He was 32, 68 years old when he died as Father Reed
Griff Barnett He was 67, 74 years old when he died as Dr. Bailey
Elisabeth Fraser She was 31, 85 years old when she died as mother reed
Robert Hyatt He was 3, 59 years old when he died as Binks (as Bobby Hyatt)
Ralph Dumke He was 51, 64 years old when he died as Carp
Sherry Jackson She was 9, now 82 years old
Sherry Jackson She was 9, now 82 years old as Ruthie Reed
Ruth Lee She was 55, 79 years old when she died as Bully's Mother
Johnny McGovern He was 19, now 92 years old as Duckface Kelly
Paul Levitt as Carp's Assistant
Poodles Hanneford He was 59, 76 years old when he died as Bobo

When I Grow Up Crew

Name Department
Ernest Laszlo as Cinematography. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Crew
Edward R. Robinson as Set Decoration. He was 57 (85) years old when He died Art
Jerome Moross as Music. He was 37 (69) years old when He died Sound
Ted Larsen as Makeup Artist. He was 36 (now 36) years old Costume & Make-Up
Jack Broder as Associate Producer. Production
Edward Mann as Editor. He was 28 (72) years old when He died Editing
Nicolai Remisoff as Art Direction. He was 64 (88) years old when He died Art
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When I Grow Up (72 years)

Bobby takes on the elderly

  • Release day: Thursday, April 19, 1951
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Budget: 50000.00
  • Revenue: 100000.00