The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)
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.
- Released
- 1981-12-05
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Michaels
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Fredric Lehne as Tom Butterfield
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Jennifer Williams
- Matt Clark as Bill Westbrook
- Noble Willingham as McNaulty
- Anne Haney as Mrs. Lightheart
- Joey Turley as Joey
- Barbara Barrie as Hanna
- Jerry Hardin as Dr. Watson
- F. William Parker as George Meuschke
- Earl Boen as Madden
- Ryan Barcroft as Andrew
- Patrick Holcer as Dwayne
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