Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)

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]

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Lobby card for the film
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Jack Pickford
Produced byMary Pickford
Written byBernard McConville
Based onLittle Lord Fauntleroy
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
StarringMary Pickford
Music byGaylord Carter
Louis F. Gottschalk
CinematographyCharles Rosher
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 15, 1921 (1921-09-15)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
English intertitles
Box office$900,000 (USA)[1]

Plot summary

Cedric Errol is a poor American boy who finds out that he is the sole heir to a wealthy British earldom and thus becomes Lord Fauntleroy.

Cast

A young Milton Berle appears in an uncredited role.

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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