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.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Matthew Clark
Judy Garland
Jean Hansen
Gena Rowlands
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Steven Hill
Ted Widdicombe
Paul Stewart
Goodman
Gloria McGehee
Mattie
Lawrence Tierney
Douglas Benham
Bruce Ritchey
Reuben Widdicombe
John Marley
Holland
Bill Mumy
Child
Elizabeth Wilson
Miss Fogarty
Barbara Pepper
Miss Brown (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Mario Gallo
Dr. Ernie Lombardi (uncredited)
Fred Draper
Dr. Sack (uncredited)
Jim Backus
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
Lewis (uncredited)
Butch Patrick
Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
June Walker
Mrs. McDonald (uncredited)
James Rawley
Jim (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik
Concerned Father (uncredited)
Crew
John Cassavetes
Director
Abby Mann
Writer
Robert C. Jones
Editor
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Assistant Director
Douglas Green
Assistant Director
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Philip Langner
Associate Producer
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Charles F. Wheeler
Camera Operator
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Joe King
Costume Design
Howard Shoup
Wardrobe Designer
Al Paul
Hairstylist
George Lane
Makeup Artist
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Art Dunham
Music Editor
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Jack Kirston
Property Master
Morris Rosen
Grip
Sam Van Zenten
Assistant Grip
Don L. Carstensen
Gaffer
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
