Film·1987·PG-13·1h 30m

After the Promise

DramaTV Movie

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.

Directed by David Greene

Play
Always find 7Movies7domains.fans

Featuring

Cast

12 credited

Mark Harmon
Mark HarmonElmer Jackson
Diana Scarwid
Diana ScarwidAnna Jackson
Rosemary Dunsmore
Rosemary DunsmoreFlorence Jackson
Donnelly Rhodes
Donnelly RhodesDr. Northfield
Blu Mankuma
Blu MankumaJack
Janet Wright
Janet WrightWaitress
Mark Hildreth
Mark HildrethRaymond 3
Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. MillerBen
Ryan Francis
Ryan FrancisWayne 2
Alex Diakun
Alex DiakunForeman
Pat Bermel
Pat BermelPatrolman
Alex Bruhanski
Alex BruhanskiHospital Cop

Keep watching

More like this

This Boy's Life1993 · Film · ★ 7.1
Cape Fear1991 · Film · ★ 7.3
Room2015 · Film · ★ 8.0
Mommie Dearest1981 · Film · ★ 6.4
Changeling2008 · Film · ★ 7.6
Life as a House2001 · Film · ★ 7.1
Girl in the Basement2021 · Film · ★ 7.6
Die My Love2025 · Film · ★ 6.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946 · Film · ★ 7.1
Maps to the Stars2014 · Film · ★ 6.2
Butterfly on a Wheel2007 · Film · ★ 6.5
Dolores Claiborne1995 · Film · ★ 7.3
The Sixth Sense1999 · Film · ★ 8.0
The Green Mile1999 · Film · ★ 8.5
South Central1992 · Film · ★ 6.7
Hellion2014 · Film · ★ 5.9
The Thing with Feathers2025 · Film · ★ 6.5
Sleeping with the Enemy1991 · Film · ★ 6.5