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The Children Nobody Wanted poster

The Children Nobody Wanted(1981)

GDecember 5, 19811h 40m

56%User score 56 percent

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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.

Director: Richard Michaels

Top Billed Cast

Fredric Lehne
Tom Butterfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jennifer Williams
Matt Clark
Bill Westbrook
Noble Willingham
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George Meuschke

Earl Boen

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Status: Released
Original title: The Children Nobody Wanted
Original language: English
Production: Warner Bros. Television, Blatt-Singer Productions

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Keywords

homelessness
based on true story
orphan
family