A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)

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Based on a true story, the made-for-TV Child Lost Forever was advertised as a "docudrama." A unwed teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption. 16 years later, the girl (played as an adult by Beverly D'Angelo), now married and the mother of two, decides to look for the son she lost.… More Based on a true story, the made-for-TV Child Lost Forever was advertised as a "docudrama." A unwed teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption. 16 years later, the girl (played as an adult by Beverly D'Angelo), now married and the mother of two, decides to look for the son she lost. She finds that the boy died at age three under mysterious circumstances. The more she investigates, the more she realizes that she's stumbled upon a long-hushed-up case of child abuse. Child Lost Forever debuted November 16, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: Claudia Weill
Genres: Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Nov 16, 1992 Wide

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Dean M

What a heartbreaking and poignant story of a poor small child who was abused and battered to the point of death while his biogoical mother, who left him for adoption when he was born, found out after 19 years later. I'm glad the adopted son's adoptive brother was doing the… More
What a heartbreaking and poignant story of a poor small child who was abused and battered to the point of death while his biogoical mother, who left him for adoption when he was born, found out after 19 years later. I'm glad the adopted son's adoptive brother was doing the right thing he told the truth what happened to him. Beverly D'Angelo makes an excellent performance as a mother who fight for the memory of her first baby. And Judith Ivey is really scary as the adoptive mother. This movie based on a real event was excellent.

Cast
            
            Beverly D'Angelo
            
            Michael McGrady
            
            Dana Ivey as Lois Jurgens

            Lewis Arquette as Walter Vinton

            Mackenzie Astin
            
            Alexandra Berlin as Celia Mathews

            Loren Blackwell as Jack Puckett

            Melissa Clayton as Dawn

            Max Gail
            
            Mary Pat Gleason as Mrs. Rory

            Gary Grubbs
            
            Bonnie Hellman as Marie Vinton

            Miko Hughes as Robert Jurgens (age 3)

            Brent Jennings as Clayton Robinson

            Jan Merlin as Jury Foreman

            Tuck Milligan
            
            Will Patton as Frank Maxwell

            Roger Rook as Bailiff

            Peter Spellos as Jimmie

            Hank Stratton as Robert Jurgens

            Barbara Tarbuck as Dr. Sackarow

            Ron House as Priest

            Annabella Price as Melinda Elledge

            Ron Perkins as James Essling

            Annie Waterman as Librarian

            Holley Chant as Linda

            Courtland Mead as Dennis Craig Jurgens

            Richard B. Livingston as Doug Thompson

            Harrison Young
            
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