Little Lord Fauntleroy
– Young Cedric (Ceddie) Errol and his widowed mother (known only as "Dearest") live in genteel poverty..
Young Cedric (Ceddie) Errol and his widowed mother (known only as "Dearest") live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept the little Cedric as Lord Fauntleroy, his heir.
25 Nov 1980
English
Jack Gold
Blanche Hanalis (screenplay), Frances Hodgson Burnett (based on the novel by)
Ricky Schroder, Alec Guinness, Eric Porter, Colin Blakely
Ceddie, Earl of Dorincourt's only grandson and heir lives in America with his mother. The Earl, getting old, asks them to come to England. Ceddie, now Lord Fauntleroy, is an adorable little fellow. The Earl, who at first was rather distant, becomes more en more fond of him. Then Minna shows up. She claims she was married to the Earl's eldest son and that her son, being their child, is the Earl's true heir...
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.
United Artists