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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 716

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921112 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 110:25
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford · Public domain

Synopsis

Cedric leaves his modest New York home when he unexpectedly becomes heir to an English earldom. His grandfather expects to shape the boy into an aristocrat, but Cedric's trust and generosity begin to change the older man instead. A rival claim to the inheritance then threatens the place he and his mother have found in this unfamiliar world.

Cast

Mary Pickford

DirectorsAlfred Edward Green Jack Pickford

Inspirations

The story comes from Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel about an American child entering the English aristocracy.

Behind the scenes

Mary Pickford plays both Cedric and his mother. The dual performance makes this adaptation a particularly striking example of the adult star's work in child roles.

Sources and availability

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Wikipedia — film reference Wikidata — film identity and credits Mary Pickford Foundation — Little Lord Fauntleroy

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 12, 2026.

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Mary Pickford — Rufus Porter Moody · Public domain

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