Candleshoe

Candleshoe is a 1977 American family adventure film, directed by Norman Tokar in a screenplay written by David Swift and Rosemary Anne Sisson, based on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe, produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Jodie Foster, David Niven, Helen Hayes (in her last big screen appearance), and Leo McKern. The film follows an orphan who assists a couple of con-men in their attempt to get their hands on an old woman's inheritance money. The little tomboy finds her conscience, however, and helps save the woman's estate. The film received positive reviews and is hailed as a cult classic.