8.Back Home(1989)
During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It’s now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.
Director:Piers Haggard
7.The Parent Trap II(1986)
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York.
Director:Ronald F. Maxwell
6.The Moon-Spinners(1964)
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently back from London. But then there is nice English lad Mark to make friends with, at least until Stratos and his pal take a shot at him one night. When Nikky helps him hide she finds the Greeks are after her too.
Director:James Neilson
5.That Darn Cat!(1965)
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Director:Robert Stevenson
4.Summer Magic(1963)
Disney musical about Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow and her three children who move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It’s not entirely uninhabited, though;the owner, a Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won’t mind their living there, since he won’t be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up
Director:James Neilson
3.In Search of the Castaways(1962)
In Search of the Castaways is a 1962 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier in a tale about a worldwide search for a shipwrecked sea captain. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Lowell S, Hawley based upon Jules Verne’s 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant’s Children.
Director:Robert Stevenson
2.The Parent Trap(1961)
Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then contrive to reunite them.
Director:David Swift
1.Pollyanna(1960)
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Director:David Swift
