The story is about a girl and her brother who run away from home to live in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and discover what they think is a lost treasure.

The children, Claudia and Jamie, are transfixed with the treasure and won't leave without knowing what its secret is.

The book previously was adapted into a 1973 feature film starring Ingrid Bergman, later released on home video as The Hideaways.

Claudia disguises herself as an adult in order to make an appointment with a museum worker to inform them of their discovery.

Refusing to go home before they solve the mystery, Claudia suggests that they visit the statue's previous owner, Mrs. Frankweiler.

After leading them to a room lined from floor to ceiling with filing cabinets, she informs them that they have one hour to search for the truth.

It also writes that the film "celebrates the magic and beauty of art, the fun of an adventure, and most of all, a child's need to feel important...the performances and production are first rate.

The children are variously brilliant, bratty and excitable, and Lauren Bacall is appropriately dignified as Mrs.