In the movie, Harry and Davy kidnap the "baby boy" of Hans Hooft (Tom Cameron mentions it is a boy at 1:03:00). Ironically, the baby boy is portrayed by a girl. This is the exact reverse of the 1953 film where the infant daughter who was kidnapped was portrayed by a boy.
An 8/11/1990 Eugene Register-Guard article (page 40) about The Little Kidnappers mentions the TV movie was shot in Nova Scotia during the Fall (September 23 to December 21) and that Charles Miller was 5 years old (10/13/1988 to 10/12/1989), so the film shoot was ongoing during the window 9/23/1989 to 10/12/1989. The article also mentions that both boys were "found" in England and that Leo Wheatley was 8 years old. Chris Majka writes in Cinema Canada, November 1989, that The Little Kidnappers was shot in four weeks and that the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea docked in "Halifax harbor" during the shoot. Peace Magazine, Dec 1989 - Jan 1990, mentions the Coral Sea steamed into "Halifax Harbour" on September 21.
A TV movie made for the Disney Channel network.