{"id":16931,"date":"2011-05-19T09:27:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T16:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16931"},"modified":"2021-01-30T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T21:12:35","slug":"little-lord-fauntleroy-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16931","title":{"rendered":"Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If I have to be an earl, I can try to be a good one.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Little-Lord-Fauntleroy-Poster.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe good-natured son (Freddie Bartholomew) of an American woman (Dolores Costello) and a deceased British father discovers he has become the new Lord of Fauntleroy, and moves to England to live with his crusty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) &#8212; but he finds his new status threatened by a woman (Helen Flint) claiming to be the mother of the rightful heir.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Do-Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Freddie Bartholomew Films<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>John Cromwell Films<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rooney Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Cromwell&#8217;s adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Lord_Fauntleroy\">beloved children&#8217;s novel<\/a> is &#8212; like its source material &#8212; a bit too twee and precious for its own good, but remains a reasonably enjoyable cinematic adaptation, thanks in large part to the fine central performance by Freddie Bartholomew. While Bartholomew&#8217;s Cedric comes across as simply too kindhearted and naively optimistic to be true, Bartholomew is such an intrinsically charismatic child actor that one can&#8217;t help watching him with a certain degree of investment and interest. Nearly every plot development is telegraphed far ahead of time &#8212; will Cedric melt the heart of his crusty old grandfather? will he convince his grandfather to open his arms and finally embrace Cedric&#8217;s &#8220;commoner&#8221; mother? will he lose his noble title to a dastardly imposter? what do <em>you<\/em> think? (!) &#8212; but it&#8217;s finely presented and directed, and Charles Rosher&#8217;s cinematography is nicely atmospheric. Watch for Mickey Rooney in a small (but ultimately pivotal) part as Cedric&#8217;s shoe-shining friend back in America. An interesting bit of trivia: &#8220;Dearest&#8221; (Cedric&#8217;s mother) is played by Drew Barrymore&#8217;s grandmother, wife of John Barrymore. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> As a public domain title, this film is available for free viewing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\">http:\/\/www.archive.org<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freddie Bartholomew as Lord Fauntleroy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Bartholomew2.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Rosher&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/LLF-Cinematography.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0027893\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1936\/04\/03\/archives\/little-lord-fauntleroy-a-pleasant-film-version-of-the-familiar.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22730\/little-lord-fauntleroy\/#articles-reviews?articleId=216312\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I have to be an earl, I can try to be a good one.&#8221; Synopsis: The good-natured son (Freddie Bartholomew) of an American woman (Dolores Costello) and a deceased British father discovers he has become the new Lord of Fauntleroy, and moves to England to live with his crusty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) &#8212; but he finds his new status threatened by a woman (Helen Flint) claiming to be the mother of the rightful heir. Genres: Class Relations Do-Gooders&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16931\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16931"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67104,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16931\/revisions\/67104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}