An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Freddie Bartholomew | ... | Ceddie | |
| Dolores Costello | ... | 'Dearest' (as Dolores Costello Barrymore) | |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | The Earl of Dorincourt | |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Mr. Hobbs | |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Havisham | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Dick | |
| Constance Collier | ... | Lady Lorridaile | |
| E.E. Clive | ... | Sir Harry Lorridaile | |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Mary | |
| Jackie Searl | ... | Tom | |
| Jessie Ralph | ... | The Applewoman | |
| Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Rev. Mordaunt (as Ivan Simpson) | |
| Helen Flint | ... | Minna | |
| Eric Alden | ... | Ben | |
| May Beatty | ... | Mrs. Mellon | |
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After the death of Cedric ('Ceddie')'s English father, he and his mother live together in Brooklyn. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, had disowned Cedric's father when he married an American, but when the Earl's remaining son dies, he accepts Cedric as Lord Fauntleroy, his heir, and the Earl sends for Cedric and his mother. Cedric uses the first of his newly found wealth to do some favors for his old friends, and then heads to England, where he must try to overcome the Earl's dislike for Cedric's mother. Written by Snow Leopard
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 March 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Little Lord Fauntleroy See more »Filming Locations:
George Lewis Mansion - Benedict Canyon Drive, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Runtime:
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1.37 : 1
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(1857) (uncredited)
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This film was first telecast in Los Angeles Sunday 29 August 1948 on KTLA (Channel 5), in New York City Thursday 25 November 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2), in Baltimore Saturday 25 December 1948 on WMAR (Channel 2), in Atlanta Friday 4 February 1949 on WSB (Channel 8), in Dayton Wednesday 9 Febrary 1949 on WHIO (Channel 13), in Detroit Sunday 6 March 1949 on WWJ (Channel 4), in Cincinnati Sunday 4 September 1949 on WCPO (Channel 7), and in Detroit Monday 3 October 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7). See more »Goofs
Ceddie has an English accent. See more »Soundtracks
Jingle Bells(1857) (uncredited)
Music by James Pierpont (uncredited)
In the score a bit at the beginning
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Two great 1930's child actors, Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney, play Little Lord Fauntleroy--Cedric Errol, and streetwise American friend Dick Tipton respectively. (Part British Ceddie fights the bullies--and Dick Tipton runs to help...they fight together. A preview of what a lot of Brits & Americans did in WWII a few years after this film!!!)
Also watch for Sir C. Aubrey Smith as the definitive hostile old Lord Dorincourt, who is charmed and warmed by his newly-met half American grandson's unconditional love. Character actor Guy Kibbee also seems made to play staunch anti-aristocrat American Silas Hobbs. If you read the book (free online), the movie fits it well!
Did you know the book LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY was an incredible late 19th century "hit"? Some statesmen actually credit this tale of reconciliation between an old Earl and his half American grandson with improving the then-strained 19th century British-American relationship.
Drew Barrymore's grandmother Dolores Costello Barrymore plays Cedric's charming American Mother.
While this film needs a sound and picture cleanup, it is still worth the watch!(TO YOU FILM PEOPLE--LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS OLD FILM. CAN'T SOMEONE CLEAN UP THE PICTURE & SOUND?)