A Child Is Waiting

A Child is Waiting is a 1963 American drama. It follows the story of a young woman that gets a job at a state mental institution. She clashes with the director of methods of treatment for a young boy. When the boy’s mother decides not to see him, the boy runs away from the institution. The director returns the boy to the institution where the woman offers to resign. After the boy’s father visits and sees the improving from being around the woman, the director asks her to stay and continue the boy’s treatment.