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A Child Is Waiting   1963         N/R, 104 min. Genre: Drama Director: John Cassavetes   Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley   Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects—and is affected by—his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).