Married couples, unable to conceive, are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks to a larger-than-life "miracle doctor" and his unusual treatments. However, joy soon turns...
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| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Mary Bennett | |
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Shanna Reed | ... | Sue Castellano |
| Tom Verica | ... | Greg Bennett | |
| Shannon Lawson | ... | Nita | |
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Geoffrey Bowes | ... | Dr. Mason |
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James B. Douglas | ||
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Jesse Collins | ... | Peter Fowler |
| Michael Charles Roman | ... | Jesse | |
| R.H. Thomson | ... | Bill Castellano | |
| George Dzundza | ... | Dr. Cecil Jacobson | |
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Damir Andrei | ... | Investigative Reporter (as Damir Andre) |
| Yank Azman | ... | Medical Board Member (as Jank Azman) | |
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Liza Balkan | ... | Mrs. Black |
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David Blacker | ... | Jake |
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Marilyn Boyle | ... | Receptionist |
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Married couples, unable to conceive, are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks to a larger-than-life "miracle doctor" and his unusual treatments. However, joy soon turns to outrage with the discovery the physician has taken bizarre and inconceivably unethical means to deceive his patients. In some case, the doctor deliberately misled couples into falsely believing they might have a chance to become pregnant when they could not. In others, the twisted physician actually served as a "secret donor," fathering countless children himself. Outraged by these shocking discoveries, one couple leads a seemingly impossible fight to keep hopeful families from being victimized again. Written by Anonymous
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8 February 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The little boy born to the main character in this movie was actually a little girl in the true story, but the real woman, who Melissa Gilbert played, wanted to protect her daughter by changing that detail. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Enjoyed this film because of my interest in artificial insemination and this film portrayed a story that showed the good side of such a decision, but made the entire subject a bad thing, only because of a doctor who practiced sick ways of inseminating woman and I will not be able to go into great details, or I will reveal the facts of this story. Melissa Gilbert, (Mary Bennett) gave an outstanding performance as a woman who used the services of Dr. Cecil Jacobson, (George Dzundza), "Hack" TV Series and was able to conceive a nice baby boy. Shanna Reed,(Sue Castellano) gave a great supporting role and was able to tell Mary Bennett about the strange medical practices that Dr. Cecil Jacobson was doing to all his patients. There are always people who try to make money off of poor innocent people and who abuse their professional positions. Good Film for people interested in Artificial Insemination.