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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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Fredric Lehne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matt Clark, Noble Willingham, Anne Haney, Joey Turley, Barbara Barrie, Jerry Hardin, F. William Parker, Earl Boen, Ryan Barcroft, Patrick Holcer
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