The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)
- Directed by
- Richard Michaels
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young bachelor in Missouri fights to become a legal foster parent and creates a ranch for troubled children.
heartfeltinspirationalearnesthistoricalwarmdeterminedsocially conscious
What happens
The Children Nobody Wanted is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film based on the true story of child advocate Tom Butterfield (1940–1982), the youngest bachelor to become a legal foster parent in the state of Missouri, and his creation of the Butterfield Ranch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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