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After the Promise (1987) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 90 mins · English
- Directed by
- David Greene
- Starring
- Mark Harmon, Ryan Francis, Diana Scarwid, Stephen E. Miller, Rosemary Dunsmore, Donnelly Rhodes
Based on a true story, carpenter Elmer Jackson lives in a small California town in the 1930s. After his wife dies he raises four boys alone, but the government—citing false neglect charges—places the children in foster homes where they endure abuse. Court orders and the Depression make his determined quest to reunite with his sons an uphill battle.
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