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
Did you know
- 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
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.
- Ron Oliver
- Apr 7, 2000
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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
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1