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An Unexpected Family

1996 · Larry Elikann · 92 min

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When Ruth Whitney abandons her two children with her sister Barbara is left to take care of them, at first none of them like it but soon they grow to like each other. Then over a year later Ruth comes back saying she wants her kids and Barbara goes to court to fight for custody.

Stockard ChanningBarbara WhitneyStephen CollinsSamChristine EbersoleRuth WhitneyNoah FleissMatt WhitneyJenny O'HaraHarriet RothmanFulvio CecereDet. Barry FoxKen PogueJudge WhitlockBen ImmanuelHarry WeinstockMMichael HiranoWaiter

Cast

Stockard ChanningBarbara WhitneyStephen CollinsSamChristine EbersoleRuth WhitneyNoah FleissMatt WhitneyJenny O'HaraHarriet RothmanFulvio CecereDet. Barry FoxKen PogueJudge WhitlockBen ImmanuelHarry WeinstockMMichael HiranoWaiter

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