After the Promise (1987)

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Mark Harmon plays an itinerant Depression-era carpenter in the made-for-TV After the Promise. When his wife dies, Harmon is declared an unsuitable parent purely on the basis of his financial situation, and his four children are made wards of the Court. Fighting against the seemingly invulnerable… More Mark Harmon plays an itinerant Depression-era carpenter in the made-for-TV After the Promise. When his wife dies, Harmon is declared an unsuitable parent purely on the basis of his financial situation, and his four children are made wards of the Court. Fighting against the seemingly invulnerable legal system of the era, Harmon struggles to regain custody of his children-a struggle that drags on for eight years. Robert W. Lenski's teleplay was inspired by a true story. Because of the time-span of the plotline, Harmon's four children are portrayed by 13 different juvenile actors. After the Promise debuted October 11, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: David Greene
Genres: Drama, Television

In Theaters: Oct 11, 1987 Wide

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Cast

            Mark Harmon as Elmer Jackson

            Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Northfield

            Mark Hildreth as Raymond 3

            Trey Ames as Ellis 3

            Richard Billingsley as Wayne 3

            Lillian Carlson as Mrs. Sykes

            Chance Michael Corbitt as Wayne 1

            Linda Darlow as Welfare Officer

            Alex Diakun as Foreman

            Rosemary Dunsmore
            
            Ryan Francis as Wayne 2

            David French as Richard 1

            Michelle Goodger as Welfare Worker

            Dwight Koss as Young Doctor

            Blu Mankuma as Jack

            Diana Scarwid
            
            Dana Still as Supervisor

            Janet Wright as Waitress

            Stephen E. Miller as Ben

            David Peterson as Administrator

            Shirley Barclay as Mrs. Adams

            Bill Buck as Chief of Staff

            Lorraine Foreman as Older Nun

            Donnie Jeffcoat as Richard 2

            William Nunn as Superior Court Judge

            P. Adrien Dorval as Sykes Attendant

            Jennifer Griffin as Sitter

            Pat Bermel as Patrolman

            Alex Bruhanski as Hospital Cop
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