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Director
Norman Tokar
Cast
David Niven,
Jodie Foster,
Helen Hayes,
Leo McKern,
Veronica Quilligan,
Ian Sharrock
Genre
Family
When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he convinces a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter to gain access. But when Casey has a change of heart, she must follow the clues and find the treasure, to save Candleshoe and stop Harry before it is too late.
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
Candleshoe, with its beguiling English countryside settings, languid pace, defanged Dickensian villains, compassionate butler, down-at-the-heels nobility, hidden treasure and orphaned children engaged in a plot to outwit swindlers, keep up appearances and save the old manor from foreclosure, is the fiction of a bygone era.
Washington Post by Gary Arnold
Candleshoe isn't immobilized by wholesomeness, as Disney movies go, it's unsually spirited as well as pleasant. [11 Feb 1978, p.E1]
TV Guide Magazine
Fairly lackluster Disney effort is saved by Niven's great performance.
Time Out
Comedy-adventure with a hit-and-miss list of Disney ingredients: street-smart (formerly 'spunky') Jodie Foster, Uncle David Niven wearing eccentric disguises, sweet Ms Hayes, winsome orphans, a slapstick climax.
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
Comedy-adventure with a hit-and-miss list of Disney ingredients: street-smart (formerly 'spunky') Jodie Foster, Uncle David Niven wearing eccentric disguises, sweet Ms Hayes, winsome orphans, a slapstick climax.
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
Fairly lackluster Disney effort is saved by Niven's great performance.
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