Believing Jodie Foster to be her granddaughter, Grand Dame Helen Hayes takes her into her home, unaware that she is the victim of one of the oldest con game ever. Foster's guardians (veteran actors Leo McKern and Vivian Pickles) take her to England to introduce her to the Regal pays who is Larry at first, but certain Clues medpace certain that Foster is the granddaughter taken away from her the death of a child parents. With the help of butler David Niven, Foster tries to help the sweet old lady who is unaware that she may lose her estate. Foster joins forces with him and some surrogate grandchildren from a local orphanage who want to help pays save her estate through valuable treasure hidden by a long deceased relative.
Paises terrific as always, but what she's doing here really isn't a challenge as far as acting as concerned. Challenge goes to Nevin who in addition to the butler plays a variety of other household servants in his efforts to prevent Hayes from learning the truth about the estate. He is lively and funny and loyal. Of course, they have to take on the dishonest McKern and pickles who tried to tell the escape to find the treasure first.
This is an amusing, fast-moving Adventure film with a great fight sequence between Foster and several of the female children who have a few surprises for a car after Hilton club with tomatoes vines. Is the perfect type of crowd-pleaser that brought the families together for film throughout the 1970s, and Hayes and Foster seem to have a blast getting to know each other and Niven is having a blast just with the wacky situation he gets involved in. There are some slow sequences in the beginning and middle, but the wacky finale is a lot of fun.
Paises terrific as always, but what she's doing here really isn't a challenge as far as acting as concerned. Challenge goes to Nevin who in addition to the butler plays a variety of other household servants in his efforts to prevent Hayes from learning the truth about the estate. He is lively and funny and loyal. Of course, they have to take on the dishonest McKern and pickles who tried to tell the escape to find the treasure first.
This is an amusing, fast-moving Adventure film with a great fight sequence between Foster and several of the female children who have a few surprises for a car after Hilton club with tomatoes vines. Is the perfect type of crowd-pleaser that brought the families together for film throughout the 1970s, and Hayes and Foster seem to have a blast getting to know each other and Niven is having a blast just with the wacky situation he gets involved in. There are some slow sequences in the beginning and middle, but the wacky finale is a lot of fun.