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After the Promise (1987)

PG-13 ★ 7.5/10 90 min Drama, TV Movie United States English
Director: David Greene
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Description

Elmer Jackson, a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s, struggles to bring up his 4 young boys after the death of his wife. He is horrified when the government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Elmer's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult. His second wife helps him to regain custody.

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Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon Elmer Jackson
Diana Scarwid
Diana Scarwid Anna Jackson
Rosemary Dunsmore
Rosemary Dunsmore Florence Jackson
Donnelly Rhodes
Donnelly Rhodes Dr. Northfield
Blu Mankuma
Blu Mankuma Jack
Janet Wright
Janet Wright Waitress
Mark Hildreth
Mark Hildreth Raymond 3
Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. Miller Ben

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