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The Children Nobody Wanted

The Children Nobody Wanted1981

★5.6100 minDrama

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

Score

Barry De Vorzon

Stars

Fredric Lehne Michelle Pfeiffer Matt Clark

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Fredric Lehne
as Tom Butterfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Jennifer Williams
Matt Clark
as Bill Westbrook
Noble Willingham
as McNaulty
Anne Haney
as Mrs. Lightheart
J
Joey Turley
as Joey
Barbara Barrie
as Hanna
Jerry Hardin
as Dr. Watson
F. William Parker
as George Meuschke
Earl Boen
as Madden
R
Ryan Barcroft
as Andrew
P
Patrick Holcer
as Dwayne
J
James Spinks III
as Zim
V
Van Stapleton
as Bobby
G
Gary Riefle
as Pete
J
John Murphy
as Danny
R
Ron Christopher Nielsen
as Ray
J
Jeffrey Todd Nielsen
as Billy
S
Sonja Lanzener
as Nurse
Gary Houston
as Sadistic Orderly
Megan Mullally
as Sharon
C
Charlene Romero
as Miss Cornwall
J
Joe Leahy
as Real Estate Man
D
Dick Solowicz
as Sheriff
Chelcie Ross
as Ralph
E
Everett Smith
as Walter Wilson
Nathan Davis
as Orville
S
Sarah Hains
as Registrar
J
Joel Fahnestock
as Jill
T
Ted Noose
as Angry Businessman
D
David Schmidt
as Jason
S
Steven Butterfield
as Delford
J
Judith Penrod
as Jennifer Today (voice)

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