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In this adventure story for the whole family, young Ian (Jeffrey Sharmat) has resigned himself to a boring vacation after he's told that he'll have to spend the summer with his Grandma Mimi (Eileen Brennan). After making friends with a neighborhood girl named Jules (Stephanie Sawyer), Ian and his new companion become curious about the legends surrounding the spooky old mansion at the end of their street. Upon sneaking into the house, they discover that Franklin Lyle (Ernest Borgnine), believed to have disappeared 40 years ago, is living inside, and that a con artist named Jimmy Murano (Jason Hervey) wants to lay claim to the house -- and the money he's convinced is hidden inside.