BROKEN PROMISE (TV) (1981 USA)
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Directed by Don Taylor
Starring: Chris Sarandon, Melissa Michaelsen, George Coe
Genres: Drama, Kids
90 minutes | Full screen | Color | English
The "broken promise" was made to eleven-year-old Melissa Michaelsen, whose parents have deserted her and her siblings. Taken in by the County, Michaelsen has had to watch helplessly as her brothers and sisters are split up and farmed out to different families. One of the kids is even institutionalized. Juvenile court officer Chris Sarandon joins Michaelsen in her struggle to reunite her family under one roof. Broken Promise was originally offered as a "General Foods Golden Showcase" presentation. It was first telecast May 5, 1981.
