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The Children Nobody Wanted
The Children Nobody Wanted
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The Children Nobody Wanted

December 5, 1981
1h 40m
TMDB5.6· 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.

Cast
Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Tom Butterfield

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jennifer Williams

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Bill Westbrook

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

McNaulty

Anne Haney

Anne Haney

Mrs. Lightheart

Joey Turley

Joey Turley

Joey

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Hanna

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Dr. Watson

F. William Parker

F. William Parker

George Meuschke

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Madden

Ryan Barcroft

Ryan Barcroft

Andrew

Patrick Holcer

Patrick Holcer

Dwayne

James Spinks III

James Spinks III

Zim

Van Stapleton

Van Stapleton

Bobby

Gary Riefle

Gary Riefle

Pete

John Murphy

John Murphy

Danny

Ron Christopher Nielsen

Ron Christopher Nielsen

Ray

Jeffrey Todd Nielsen

Jeffrey Todd Nielsen

Billy

Sonja Lanzener

Sonja Lanzener

Nurse

Gary Houston

Gary Houston

Sadistic Orderly

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Sharon

Charlene Romero

Charlene Romero

Miss Cornwall

Joe Leahy

Joe Leahy

Real Estate Man

Dick Solowicz

Dick Solowicz

Sheriff

Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Ross

Ralph

Everett Smith

Everett Smith

Walter Wilson

Nathan Davis

Nathan Davis

Orville

Sarah Hains

Sarah Hains

Registrar

Joel Fahnestock

Joel Fahnestock

Jill

Ted Noose

Ted Noose

Angry Businessman

David Schmidt

David Schmidt

Jason

Steven Butterfield

Steven Butterfield

Delford

Judith Penrod

Judith Penrod

Jennifer Today (voice)

Crew
Richard Michaels

Richard Michaels

Director

Robert Singer

Robert Singer

Producer

Daniel H. Blatt

Daniel H. Blatt

Producer

Videos
Michelle Pfeiffer | The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)
Clip

Michelle Pfeiffer | The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)

YouTube
Oct 30, 2009
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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television

US

BP

Blatt-Singer Productions

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English