UNITED STATES · 1963
A Child Is Waiting
New Hollywood
disability care
institutional systems
child abandonment
compassion vs discipline
personal redemption
Synopsis
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 abandon
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