The Children Nobody Wanted

Year: 1981

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Michaels

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Based on the true story of Tom Butterfield, who devoted his life to giving homeless children a stable family environment. He broke new ground as Missouri’s first bachelor caretaker and, at a remarkably young age, became the state’s youngest single adult legally recognized as a foster parent.

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