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Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • 19361936
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 42m
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7.3/10
2.3K
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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
2.3K
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    • 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
    • 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
    • 34User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney 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)
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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
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Frances Hodgson Burnett(from the book by)
      • Hugh Walpole(screen play by)
      • John Cromwell(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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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 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857) (uncredited)

      Music by James Pierpont (uncredited)

      In the score a bit at the beginning

    User reviews34

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    10/10
    Excellent Adaptation of Childhood Classic
    The Earl of Dorincourt, lonely in his great castle, has grown old. Now, with the death of both of his sons, he sends for his only grandchild to be with him. This is an innocent boy living in New York City with his American mother. Sweet-tempered and beloved, the earnest young child knows nothing of the crusty, fierce old lord in England, or of the wonderful changes about to happen in his own life, now that he is LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.

    This is David O. Selznick's wonderful & lavish retelling of the classic children's story by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Much effort was put into getting the details just right. Sentimental? Yes, but honest sentiment, with emotions straight from the heart.

    Freddie Bartholomew & marvelous Sir C. Aubrey Smith are picture perfect in their roles as young Fauntleroy & his grandfather. There may never be a finer male child actor than Master Bartholomew and Sir C. was the epitome of the English aristocratic tradition. Two champion scene-stealers, they work together beautifully.

    The rest of the cast is both extensive & uniformly excellent: Dolores Costello Barrymore, Henry Stephenson, Guy Kibbee, Jessie Ralph, Una O'Connor, Constance Collier, E. E. Clive, Lionel Belmore, Eily Maylon & Mickey Rooney. Film mavens will spot uncredited appearances by Mary Gordon as a churchgoing villager & Leonard Kibrick as one of Fauntleroy's Brooklyn tormentors.

    Sir Hugh Walpole, the celebrated English novelist, wrote the screen adaptation.
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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1936 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • George Lewis Mansion - 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Selznick International Pictures
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Black and White

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