The Children Nobody Wanted
1981 · 1h 40m · Drama · United States of America · Rated G (US)
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.
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Richard Michaels6.0Smart score
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