The Children Nobody Wanted
1981
1h 40min
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.
Storyline
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
December 1981
Runtime
1h 40min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Warner Bros. Television, Blatt-Singer Productions
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
Megan Mullally
Sharon
Charlene Romero
Miss Cornwall
Joe Leahy
Real Estate Man
Dick Solowicz
Sheriff
Chelcie Ross
Ralph
Everett Smith
Walter Wilson
Nathan Davis
Orville
Sarah Hains
Registrar
Joel Fahnestock
Jill
Ted Noose
Angry Businessman
David Schmidt
Jason
Steven Butterfield
Delford
Judith Penrod
Jennifer Today (voice)
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