Candleshoe is a 1978 Walt Disney Productions live action movie starring Jodie Foster as Casey Brown, Helen Hayes as Lady St. Edmund (in her last screen appearance), David Niven as Priory (as well as Colonel Dennis and Mr. Gipping), and Leo McKern as Harry Bundage.
Candleshoe is based (fairly loosely) on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe.
Small time crook, Harry Bundage discovers that the old manor where Lady St. Edmund resides, with a number of children and her butler (Priory) is the resting place for a hoard of buried treasure. Unfortunately, he doesn't know where it is. Bundage recruits urchin Casey Brown to dupe Lady St. Edmund into thinking that she is her long lost granddaughter and then try to find the treasure. Unfortunately, Lady St. Edmund is flat broke and Casey, Priory and the children help the Lady to try to keep her home and pride, as they do all the chores and Priory acts as the butler, gardener, chauffeur, old major all at the same time! Written by David A Sparling
