The Children Nobody Wanted
1981•1h 40m•5.6/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
5.6/10(10)
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.
Production
Warner Bros. Television, Blatt-Singer Productions
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Fredric Lehne
Tom Butterfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jennifer Williams
Matt Clark
Bill Westbrook
Noble Willingham
McNaulty
Anne Haney
Mrs. Lightheart
Joey Turley
Joey
Barbara Barrie
Hanna
Jerry Hardin
Dr. Watson
F. William Parker
George Meuschke
Earl Boen
Madden
Ryan Barcroft
Andrew
Patrick Holcer
Dwayne
James Spinks III
Zim
Van Stapleton
Bobby
Gary Riefle
Pete
John Murphy
Danny
Ron Christopher Nielsen
Ray
Jeffrey Todd Nielsen
Billy
Sonja Lanzener
Nurse
Gary Houston
Sadistic Orderly
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