Movie #1284 "Candleshoe" - fun to watch Jodi Foster in this early vehicle --- she steals the film from the great dame Helen Hayes and my very favorite British actor of all time, David Niven. In this film, he gets to do what Sir Alec Guinness (Obi- Won Kenobi)did in many of his films ---- played multiple roles. And that was fun to see what he would come up with next, whether it was the gardener or the butler or the weird old uncle..... meanwhile, all during the heist major storyline (Jodi pretending she is Helen Hayes' long lost granddaughter), there's some mystery because she is also supposed to be looking for some treasure that is being stored in the castle ---- Yes, there are some slow spots in the film, but the distinctness of the minor kid characters tries to keep the storyline moving in the right direction. And there's a really good scene between the two great females: Hayes and Foster, that's worth waiting to see at the very end. I give it 4 stars out of 5.
"CANDLESHOE" 1977 -- 1 hour and 41 minutes rated G 4 stars out of 5
Savvy street urchin Casey and an ex-con take advantage of an elderly woman by having Casey pose as her estranged granddaughter to steal a cache of treasure they think she's hiding. But Casey begins to wonder whether their plan has any basis in truth.
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