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The Children Nobody Wanted

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Producing House

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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1981-12-05

Runtime: 100 mins

Director: Richard Michaels

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Original title: The Children Nobody Wanted

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Blatt-Singer Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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