While the voices of young Leo Wheatley and Charles Miller are a bit shrill in spots, they are absolutely adorable as the grandchildren of Charlton Heston who they go to live with in Nova Scotia. He's Ben Hur Krankenstein here, his Scottish accent over the top and his mannerisms as grand as he was in all those historical epics in the fifties and sixties. Grandmother Patricia Gage is as giving as he is strict, and she's equally as adorable to watch as the kids. The scene where they arrive at grandfather's home is filled with wonder as they look on and excitement as the beauty of nature which certainly is quite grand.
The main story doesn't really occur until an hour into the 90-minute film, and that's when the boys discover a lost baby that they think is a miracle child which they are supposed to raise. This brings up charges of kidnapping against the two kids, a ridiculous accusation, but understandable considering the time in which this takes place. Most of the film deals with their adventures in their new playground, including one horrifying sequence where Heston accidentally shoots one of the grandkids. Beautiful music and wonderful photography with those terrific landscapes makes this a cinematic treat, although Heston should have been directed to tone it down a bit.
The main story doesn't really occur until an hour into the 90-minute film, and that's when the boys discover a lost baby that they think is a miracle child which they are supposed to raise. This brings up charges of kidnapping against the two kids, a ridiculous accusation, but understandable considering the time in which this takes place. Most of the film deals with their adventures in their new playground, including one horrifying sequence where Heston accidentally shoots one of the grandkids. Beautiful music and wonderful photography with those terrific landscapes makes this a cinematic treat, although Heston should have been directed to tone it down a bit.