
Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he is too poor to give him a good home. Then he discovers who Tige's father is a rich suburbanite who doesn't even know Tige exists. Should Marvin, and can he, give up the boy he loves, and who loves him, in favor of a stranger with the right genes and bank balance?

as Marvin

as Richard Davis

as Tige Jackson

as Vanessa Jackson

as Brenda Davis

as Carrie Carter

as Policeman

as TV Salesman

as Nurse

as Cab Driver

as Driver

as Bartender

as Sylvia Davis

as Dr. Ross

as Shirley Carter