The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)
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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Cast
- Fredric Lehne — Tom Butterfield
- Michelle Pfeiffer — Jennifer Williams
- Matt Clark — Bill Westbrook
- Noble Willingham — McNaulty
- Anne Haney — Mrs. Lightheart
- Joey Turley — Joey
- Barbara Barrie — Hanna
- Jerry Hardin — Dr. Watson
- F. William Parker — George Meuschke
- Earl Boen — Madden
- Ryan Barcroft — Andrew
- Patrick Holcer — Dwayne
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