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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)

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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Lobby card for the film
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Jack Pickford
Written by Bernard McConville
Based on Little Lord Fauntleroy
1886 novel
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced by Mary Pickford
StarringMary Pickford
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Music by Gaylord Carter
Louis F. Gottschalk
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • September 15, 1921 (1921-09-15)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles
Box office$900,000 (USA) [1]

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford and starring the latter's elder sister Mary Pickford as both Cedric Errol and Widow Errol. The film is based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. [2] A statue depicting Pickford's role exists today on the facade of New York City's landmarked I. Miller Building. [3]

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Plot

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine (1885) and later as a book (1886). It was a major literary success, influencing both children's fiction and late-Victorian fashion. The story follows Cedric Errol, a kind-hearted boy living in poverty in New York City with his widowed mother, "Dearest." Cedric unexpectedly learns he is the heir to the Earldom of Dorincourt after his father’s older brothers die without heirs. He is summoned to England by his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, a cynical and gout-ridden aristocrat who originally disowned Cedric's father for marrying an American. While the Earl intends to mold Cedric into a cold nobleman, Cedric’s unwavering belief in his grandfather’s "innate goodness" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The boy's unconditional kindness and egalitarian American spirit eventually transform the Earl into a compassionate landlord. The plot reaches a climax when an American woman, Minna, claims her son is the true heir; however, Cedric’s New York friends—Dick the bootblack and Mr. Hobbs the grocer—travel to England and expose her as a fraud. The story concludes with the Earl reconciled with Cedric’s mother and a grand celebration of the boy's eighth birthday.

Cast

A young Milton Berle appears in an uncredited role.

Full movie

Little Lord Fauntleroy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built By Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN   978-0-299-23004-3. p42
  2. ↑ "Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)". IMDb. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "In Times Square, a New Landmark: I. Miller Building, With 4 Calder Sculptures; There's No Business Like Shoe Business". New York Times . July 4, 1999. Retrieved January 29, 2014. And the winners were: for opera, Rosa Ponselle in the title role of Norma; for movies, Mary Pickford in the title role of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921); for musical comedy, Marilyn Miller in the title role of Sunny (1925) and for drama, Ethel Barrymore as Ophelia, a non-title role.
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