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The Children Nobody Wanted(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-12-05
62%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
True story of Tom Butterfield and his crusade to provide family life for homeless children, becoming not only the first bachelor caretaker, but the youngest single adult to become a legal foster parent in the state of Missouri.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Blatt-Singer Productions
Movie: The Children Nobody Wanted
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fredric Lehne
Tom Butterfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jennifer Williams
Matt Clark
Bill Westbrook
Noble Willingham
McNaulty
Anne Haney
Mrs. Lightheart
Barbara Barrie
Hanna
Jerry Hardin
Dr. Watson
F. William Parker
George Meuschke
Earl Boen
Madden
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