An 8-year-old heads for Toronto to find her father, joined by an uncle who wants her inheritance.
Maggie Dolan
Billy K
Parker
Sam
An 8-year-old heads for Toronto to find her father, joined by an uncle who wants her inheritance.
1993-05-21
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