Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

Sam Steele Jr. (Jacob Hays, reprising his role from “Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency”) is unenthused when he receives a term-paper assignment to write about a late-1950s visit by the Soviet premier to the Midwest. He becomes suddenly engaged, however, when antique-store owner Ms. Jenkins (Dee Wallace, “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial”) tells him the story of the Crystal Chalice – a priceless Russian treasure allegedly smuggled into town by the premier’s personal valet. With a gang of bumbling thieves led by Cash (Kevin Sorbo, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) also on the hunt for the chalice, it’s up to Sam and his Junior Detective Agency to find the treasure before it falls into the wrong hands. The film co-stars St. Louis-area resident Jilanne Klaus (“Alice Upside Down”), who plays Sam’s mom.