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.
Cast
Mark Harmon
Elmer Jackson
Diana Scarwid
Anna Jackson
Rosemary Dunsmore
Florence Jackson
Donnelly Rhodes
Dr. Northfield
Blu Mankuma
Jack
Janet Wright
Waitress
Mark Hildreth
Raymond 3
Stephen E. Miller
Ben
Ryan Francis
Wayne 2
Alex Diakun
Foreman
Pat Bermel
Patrolman
Alex Bruhanski
Hospital Cop
Linda Darlow
Welfare Officer
Dana Still
Supervisor
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Kid in Window (uncredited)
Michael Robinson
Sailor (uncredited)
Crew
David Greene
Director
Sebastian Milito
Story, Associate Producer
Robert W. Lenski
Teleplay
Parkie L. Singh
Editor
René Verzier
Director of Photography
T.W. Peacocke
First Assistant Director
Mick MacKay
Second Assistant Director
Harold Lee Tichenor
Production Supervisor
Tamara Asseyev
Producer
Robert Ennis
Camera Operator
Nancy Foy
Casting
Trish Robinson
Casting
Ron Talsky
Costume Designer
Maureen Hiscox
Costume Designer
Ralph Parker
Sound Mixer
Rory Cutler
Special Effects Coordinator
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Barry Kemp
Set Decoration
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Duncan MacGregor
Gaffer
Jim Begg
Executive In Charge Of Production
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