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Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • 19361936
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Freddie Bartholomew in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,315
7,014
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    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Frances Hodgson Burnett(from the book by)
      • Hugh Walpole(screen play by)
      • John Cromwell(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Freddie Bartholomew
      • Dolores Costello
      • C. Aubrey Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Frances Hodgson Burnett(from the book by)
      • Hugh Walpole(screen play by)
      • John Cromwell(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Freddie Bartholomew
      • Dolores Costello
      • C. Aubrey Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, and Dolores Costello in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
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    Freddie Bartholomew in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
    Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, and C. Aubrey Smith in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
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    Freddie Bartholomew
    Freddie Bartholomew
    • Cedric 'Ceddie' Errol Jr.
    Dolores Costello
    Dolores Costello
    • Mrs. Cedric 'Dearest' Errol
    • (as Dolores Costello Barrymore)
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • The Earl of Dorincourt
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Mr. Silas Hobbs
    Henry Stephenson
    Henry Stephenson
    • Havisham
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Dick
    Constance Collier
    Constance Collier
    • Lady Lorridaile
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Sir Harry Lorridaile
    • (as E. E. Clive)
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Mary
    Jackie Searl
    Jackie Searl
    • Tom
    Jessie Ralph
    Jessie Ralph
    • The Applewoman
    Ivan F. Simpson
    Ivan F. Simpson
    • Rev. Mordaunt
    • (as Ivan Simpson)
    Helen Flint
    Helen Flint
    • Minna
    Eric Alden
    Eric Alden
    • Ben
    May Beatty
    May Beatty
    • Mrs. Mellon
    Virginia Field
    Virginia Field
    • Miss Herbert
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Newick
    Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    • Higgins
    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Frances Hodgson Burnett(from the book by)
      • Hugh Walpole(screen play by)
      • John Cromwell(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Russell Birdwell worked on publicity for the film and devised a canvas sign stretching two miles of Washington Blvd. in Los Angeles, from the studio, past MGM towards the ocean. There had never been such a large sign advertising anything before and the feat was reported in newspapers worldwide.
    • Goofs
      Ceddie has an English accent.
    • Quotes

      Earl of Dorincourt: [gazing down at Cedric, asleep] If anyone had ever told me I could be fond of a child, I wouldn't have believed them. I always detested children - my own more than most - but I'm fond of him... and, oddly enough, he's fond of me. You know, Havisham, I'm not popular - I never was - but he's fond of me, never was afraid of me, always trusted me. Yes, Havisham, he'd've filled my place... better than I've filled it. He'd have been an honor to the name.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.147 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857) (uncredited)

      Music by James Pierpont (uncredited)

      In the score a bit at the beginning

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    An excellent adaptation, a bit too sentimental, but. . . ah well.
    John Cromwell gets a lot of credit for this Selznick Studio release. It is only the second time (at that time) the story had been filmed. The first was a poor silent version. Although Cromwell could have developed the story a bit more, it is well cast. Bartholomew is excellent as young Cedrick and Smith is fine as the crusty old Earl who learns to love his grandson, additionally Rooney as Dick the bootblack, and Kibbee as storekeeper Hobbs are also outstanding.

    Although heavy with sentimentality, Cromwell has done an excellent job of cutting out all the terrible wordiness of the novel. (Burnett writes as though she is being paid by the word and puts in way to many adjectives.) The story is well told and the scenic effects are good for their time. Unfortunately the film has not aged well and some scenes have darkened with time. Perhaps an enterprising admirer will trouble to restore this film. IF they do, hopefully they will also restore the missing scenes so the film runs its full length.

    A discount film hawker (Front Row Video, Canada) has the nerve to sell copies of the film (claiming a running time of 1:42) that are so butchered, that two conversations are cut right in the middle with a change of scene. Digiview Productions who states on the front cover "Sometimes the price we pay is too high" and charges only a dollar for their DVD version, has been caught with their foot in their mouth. They only charge a buck, but even that is too much for the hacked up 92 minute version of the film they sell.

    For purists, I urge you to find a complete copy of this well done film. THe only way you can enjoy something is to see all of it.
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    • tinman19602003
    • May 5, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mali lord Fauntleroy
    • Filming locations
      • George Lewis Mansion - 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Selznick International Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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