Candleshoe

(1977)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 124 votes

Genres: Family

Year: 1977

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Director: Norman Tokar

Cast: Дэвид Нивен, Хелен Хейс, Джоди Фостер, Leo McKern, Veronica Quilligan, Ian Sharrock, Sarah Tamakuni, David Samuels, John Alderson, Mildred Shay

Plot

When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes to uncover the treasure's location. But when Casey has a change of heart, she must follow the clues and find the treasure, in order to save Candleshoe and stop Harry before it is too late.

Small-time crook Harry Bundage discovers that the old manor house where Lady St. Edmund resides, with three orphans and her butler Priory is the resting place for a hoard of treasure. Unfortunately, he doesn't know where it is. Bundage recruits urchin Casey Brown to dupe Lady St. Edmund into thinking that she is her long-lost granddaughter, so she can search for clues to the location of the treasure. Unbeknownst to Bundage AND her ladyship, Lady St. Edmund is flat broke, and Priory and the children help her ladyship try to keep her home and pride. Joined by Casey, they do all the chores and Priory acts as the butler, gardener, chauffeur and an old major all at the same time!