The Children Nobody Wanted

The Children Nobody Wanted

G 1981 · 100 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

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.

Directed by Richard Michaels

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