Overview

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.

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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

Griff Barnett

Dr. Bailey

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Reed

Harry Morgan

Father Reed (Modern)