The Children Nobody Wanted
6.3
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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41 people
Fredric Lehne
Tom Butterfield
Known for
Men in Black
Zero Day
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jennifer Williams
Known for
Scarface
Dark Shadows
Richard Michaels
Lee Hutson
Daniel H. Blatt
Also in
Badge of the Assassin
Harry Keramidas
Matt Clark
Bill Westbrook
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Reynaldo Villalobos
Tom Butterfield
Noble Willingham
McNaulty
Known for
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Robert Singer
Also in
Let's Get Harry
The Adventures of the Scrabble People in a Pumpkin Full of Nonsense
Barry De Vorzon
Richard Michaels Director · Reynaldo Villalobos Cinematographer Harry Keramidas Editor
United States release March 25, 2014 · Produced in United States · Production Blatt-Singer Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Television
Production
Blatt-Singer Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 5, 1981
TV · CBS
United States · March 25, 2014
Physical · DVD
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