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Little Lord Fauntleroy

Play trailer Poster for Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936,  1h 38m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Young Ceddie lives with his American mother. His long-dead father was a British earl disowned by his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, who disapproved of all Americans. With his sons dead, the earl decides to recognize Ceddie as his heir. The stern and ill-tempered old man is soon won over by Ceddie's kindness and honesty. As the family begins to come together, trouble arrives when another woman insists her son is the earl's true heir.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 25, 2010
4/5
Adaptation of classic novel is a charming fairy tale. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 6, 2019
3.5/4
It's a simple children's story, idealistic and dangerously close to cloying, but in the best tradition of Old Hollywood, it's a real treat. Go to Full Review
Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Jul 23, 2019
The childhood classic handsomely turned out by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 3, 2008
C+
An excellent children's pic, for others the contrived melodrama might at best only be bearable. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 6, 2008
4/5
Still entertaining drama, though dated, starring Bartholomew and Rooney, two great child actors of the time. Go to Full Review
Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Mar 8, 2005
3/5
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John Cromwell

Director

Freddie Bartholomew

Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll

C. Aubrey Smith

Earl of Dorincourt

Dolores Costello

"Dearest" Erroll

Guy Kibbee

Mr. Silas Hobbs

Mickey Rooney

Dick Tipton

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

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Synopsis Young Ceddie lives with his American mother. His long-dead father was a British earl disowned by his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, who disapproved of all Americans. With his sons dead, the earl decides to recognize Ceddie as his heir. The stern and ill-tempered old man is soon won over by Ceddie's kindness and honesty. As the family begins to come together, trouble arrives when another woman insists her son is the earl's true heir.
Director
John Cromwell
Producer
David O. Selznick
Screenwriter
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Hugh Walpole
Distributor
United Artists, Film Classics Inc., Reel Media International [us]
Production Co
Selznick International Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 2, 1936, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.37:1)
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