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.
Directed by Michael Kanin
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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)
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