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.
- Mrs. Cedric 'Dearest' Errol
- (as Dolores Costello Barrymore)
- Sir Harry Lorridaile
- (as E. E. Clive)
- Rev. Mordaunt
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Storyline
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- TriviaRussell 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.
- GoofsCeddie has an English accent; however, it is explained that he picked it up from his father who was English.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)
- SoundtracksJingle Bells
(1857) (uncredited)
Music by James Pierpont (uncredited)
In the score a bit at the beginning
C Aubrey Smith is by far the most interesting performer in this story, his irascible nature adding some much-needed bite to the movie. Mickey Rooney is also very memorable, showing once again he was a very dynamic and versatile child actor, handling comic and dramatic scenes very well - even in the same film. The mark of a true consummate performer.
I would rank him as a definite child prodigy. (You should also check him out in YOUNG TOM EDISON for another example of this)
I actually think the 80s tele-movie with Ricky Shroder and Alec Guiness worked slightly better than this version does; the characters are a lot more casual in their delivery, and the story flows better. But this is a pretty good version on its own terms any rate.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Mali lord Fauntleroy
- Filming locations
- George Lewis Mansion - 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(Lord Dorincourt's castle's gatehouse)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1