Candleshoe
For 10% of the action and a red Ferrari, she'd con her own grandmother.
G 1977 · 101 min · ★ 6.9 · Family
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.
Directed by Norman Tokar · Written by Rosemary Anne Sisson
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David Niven Priory -
Helen Hayes Lady St. Edmund -
Jodie Foster Casey -
Leo McKern Bundage -
Veronica Quilligan Cluny - I Ian Sharrock Peter
- S Sarah Tamakuni Anna
- D David Samuels Bobby
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John Alderson Jenkins -
Mildred Shay Mrs. McCress -
Michael Balfour Mr. McCress -
Sydney Bromley Mr. Thresher
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