From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Jun 6, 1995

1h 32m

★ 6.3

A Little Mystery Can Bring Magic Into Anyone's Life.

Overview

Two runaway kids hide in a museum. Once they are locked inside overnight, they try to solve a mystery about a statue supposedly carved by Michaelangelo, known as "The Angel". Will they solve the mystery in time?

Genres

TV Movie

Family

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Signboard Hill Productions

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Cast

Mrs. Basil E. Frankkweiler

Lauren Bacall

Claudia Kincaid

Jean Marie Barnwell

Jamie Kincaid

Jesse Lee Soffer

Evelyn Kincaid

Miriam Flynn

Ralph Kincaid

Mark L. Taylor

Morris

M. Emmet Walsh

Parks

Ian Abercrombie

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