Little Lord Fauntleroy

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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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.

Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/25/2010

4/5

Adaptation of classic novel is a charming fairy tale.

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

08/06/2019

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.

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

07/23/2019

The childhood classic handsomely turned out by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

05/03/2008

C+

An excellent children's pic, for others the contrived melodrama might at best only be bearable.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

03/06/2008

4/5

Still entertaining drama, though dated, starring Bartholomew and Rooney, two great child actors of the time.

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Susan Granger

www.susangranger.com

03/08/2005

3/5

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stevie68a

@RT15696487 01/29/2024

A perfect film. Freddie steals every scene he's in. He's loaded with charm and really understands acting. An outstanding cast, with rich period detail. David Selznick really was a genius.

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07/21/2022

These were absolutely the better days of Hollywood. Hate what is being called movies now.

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 09/17/2012

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a cute film. It is about an American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello give remarkable performances. The screenplay is well written. John Cromwell did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and love of family.

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04/25/2012

still my fave version of this story

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02/07/2011

It's like a Shirley Temple movie except with a little boy instead, and not as cute or funny!

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01/09/2011

This was on RTE the other day. The girls, especially Allie, really enjoyed it.

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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)