The Family Nobody Wanted

Top 10 Billed Cast

Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones

Helen Doss

James Olson
James Olson

Carl Doss

Katherine Helmond
Katherine Helmond

Mrs. Bittner

Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey

Elmer Franklin

Beeson Carroll
Beeson Carroll

James Collins

Claudia Bryar
Claudia Bryar

Eunice Franklin

Ann Doran
Ann Doran

Mrs. Kimberly

C. Lindsay Workman
C. Lindsay Workman

Judge Goldman

Willie Aames
Willie Aames

Donny

Ernest Esparza III
Ernest Esparza III

Rick

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  • Overview

    A minister and his wife take in poor and troubled children that nobody else wants and soon they find themselves with a family of a dozen kids.

  • Release Date

    1975-02-19

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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