After the Promise (1987) (movie): Elmer Jackson is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up 4 young boys after the death of his wife, he is horrified when the Government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the... Discover the latest Discussions, Reviews, Quotes, Theories, Explanations and Analysis of After the Promise (1987) below