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.
Director: Richard Michaels
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Fredric Lehne as Tom Butterfield |
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Michelle Pfeiffer as Jennifer Williams |
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Matt Clark as Bill Westbrook |
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Noble Willingham as McNaulty |
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Anne Haney as Mrs. Lightheart |
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Joey Turley as Joey |
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Barbara Barrie as Hanna |
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Jerry Hardin as Dr. Watson |
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F. William Parker as George Meuschke |
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Earl Boen as Madden |
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Ryan Barcroft as Andrew |
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Patrick Holcer as Dwayne |
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James Spinks III as Zim |
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Van Stapleton as Bobby |
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Gary Riefle as Pete |
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John Murphy as Danny |
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Ron Christopher Nielsen as Ray |
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Jeffrey Todd Nielsen as Billy |
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Sonja Lanzener as Nurse |
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Gary Houston as Sadistic Orderly |
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Megan Mullally as Sharon |
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Charlene Romero as Miss Cornwall |
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Joe Leahy as Real Estate Man |
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Dick Solowicz as Sheriff |
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Chelcie Ross as Ralph |
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Everett Smith as Walter Wilson |
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Nathan Davis as Orville |
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Sarah Hains as Registrar |
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Joel Fahnestock as Jill |
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Ted Noose as Angry Businessman |
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David Schmidt as Jason |
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Steven Butterfield as Delford |
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Judith Penrod as Jennifer Today (voice) |
| Production | Robert Singer | Producer |
| Production | Daniel H. Blatt | Producer |
| Editing | Harry Keramidas | Editor |
| Sound | Barry De Vorzon | Music |
| Directing | Richard Michaels | Director |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lee Hutson | Teleplay |
| Art | Spencer Deverell | Art Direction |
| Art | James Cane | Set Decoration |