Little Kidnappers, The
Loosely based on a 50s movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their father's family in Canada. There they encounter their stern disciplinarian grandfather who has alienated himself from some of his neighbors. There is particularly no love lost between the grandfather and his Dutch neighbors, who he generalizes as being responsible for his son's death in the Boor War. A side product of this animosity is that it is keeping apart the boy's aunt and her Dutch doctor suitor. The two boys change everything though when they find a young baby on the beach...
Year: 1990
Genre: Drama, Children's & Family Theatre
Country: Canada
Director: Donald Shebib
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Charlton Heston, Leah Pinset, Patricia Gage
Duration: 90 Minutes
Rating: M
Location in store: Childrens/Family Theatre
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