Summary
Family comedy starring Jodie Foster, Helen Hayes and David Niven. A conman tries to convince a rich widow that he has found her long-lost granddaughter in order to plunder her estate.
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Candleshoe
- Action
- Comedy
- 1977
- Norman Tokar
- 96 mins
- U
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In her fifth outing for Disney, Jodie Foster is in fine fettle as a tomboy turning the tables on bungling crook Leo McKern. Adapted from Michael Innes's book Christmas at Candleshoe, this is the kind of family entertainment that everyone seems to have forgotten how to make - good story, fine acting and no special effects. The star of the show is David Niven, who is clearly having a ball beneath his various disguises, but there's also solid support from Helen Hayes as the owner of a stately children's hostel that will be closed down unless some buried treasure is unearthed.
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Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Casey Brown | Jodie Foster |
| Lady St Edmund | Helen Hayes |
| Priory | David Niven |
| Harry Bundage | Leo McKern |
| Cluny | Veronica Quilligan |
| Peter | Ian Sharrock |
| Anna | Sarah Tamakuni |
| Bobby | David Samuels |
| Jenkins | John Alderson |
| Mrs McCress | Mildred Shay |
| Mr McCress | Michael Balfour |
| Mr Thresher | Sydney Bromley |
| Clara Grimsworthy | Vivian Pickles |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Norman Tokar |
Details
- Theatrical distributor
- The Walt Disney Company Ltd
- Languages
- English
- Available on
- video
- Formats
- Colour
