Candleshoe

A gentle, old-fashioned caper with a warm heart, where scrappy kids and a kind butler outwit bumbling crooks in a crumbling English manor.

Directed by

Norman Tokar

Genres

Family

Starring

David Niven, Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster

Tagline

For 10% of the action and a red Ferrari, she'd con her own grandmother.

Overview

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.

How it feels

Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Found family, family, class, loyalty

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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