After the Promise
Elmer Jackson (Mark Harmon) is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up four 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 the boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1987
Details
Release year: 1987
Storyline
Elmer Jackson (Mark Harmon) is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up four 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 the boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.
Top credits
- Mark Harmon — Elmer Jackson
- Diana Scarwid — Anna Jackson
- Rosemary Dunsmore — Florence Jackson
- Donnelly Rhodes — Dr. Northfield