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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 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

Starring:: Mark Harmon

Director(s):: David Greene

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	Arron B.

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Had a hard time finding the name of this.. Watched it back in the 80s and still find it amazing. I think it's tied into the concept of the eugenics movement that did terrible things to families during the depression. One or more of the children were sterilized by the government for simply being poor. This movie illustrates the evils that can be perpetrated on a people by their own government. Planned parenthood and other organizations were behind many of the atrocities commited during this time as well as the Eugenics movement.

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