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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 122

Little Lord Fauntleroy

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Original language
English
This copy runs
100:43
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A boy living modestly with his widowed mother in Brooklyn learns that he is heir to an English title. Summoned by the grandfather who rejected his parents' marriage, he enters an unfamiliar aristocratic household. His openness challenges the old man's settled prejudices.

Cast

DirectorsJohn Cromwell

Behind the scenes

The adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel was the first film from Selznick International Pictures. David O. Selznick had acquired the rights from Mary Pickford before leaving MGM to establish the company.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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