The original title of this film was Diggity’s Treasure or Diggity: A Home at Last. Raymond is the black sheep of his family. He relies on handouts from his half-brother Otis. He’s lost his job, his apartment and all his confidence until he learns he has inherited an English countryside property. Otis buys a one-way ticket for the his new role as the new Lord of the Manor!! His inheritance is not a manor house but a small and crumbling stone church. Malcolm Slee is frantically searching for a valuable chest of gold hidden in the village by King Charles at the end of the English Civil War. Slee believes the money is hidden under the Church? Slee offers to purchase the church from Raymond?? Of course, Slee doesn't mention there could be a treasure?
Some of the plot lines are paper thin and you know right away what is going to happen. You just don’t know the small details. Everyone in town knows that Slee does nothing good for anyone but himself. He would take your last 10 cents even if you were starving!! His grandson is just as mean and he treats the local kids the same way. This still entertaining if you set aside your theories and just let the movie play out. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
91 min, Drama directed and written by Tom Reeve, also written by Bob Brabham and Michael Burks with Andrew McCarthy, Louise Lombard, Bill Treacher, Stefan Jurgens, Lynda Baron, Sonny Shroyer, Jamie Treacher, James Carroll Jordan, Fiona Fullerton, Max Dolbey.
Note: Imdb 5.9* out of 10* with 172 reviews, netflix.com 3* out of 4*, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 59 ratings.
Special Note: There is another film with a similar title, Heaven Can Wait of 1978 with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.
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