Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 film)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 film) is a black-and-white drama based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, following a young American boy who unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and must bridge the gap between his humble upbringing and aristocratic life.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Victorian children’s novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Frances Hodgson Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Little Lord Fauntleroy (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Charles Rosher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | social and familial conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Hal C. Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceGenre | children’s literature ⓘ |
| inheritanceType | earldom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySourcePublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cedric Errol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dearest Errol ⓘ Earl of Dorincourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | rags-to-riches inheritance story ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a boy bridging American and British cultures ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young American boy unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and must reconcile his humble upbringing with aristocratic life. ⓘ |
| producer | David O. Selznick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Selznick International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | American ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hugh Walpole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenore J. Coffee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingContext | English aristocracy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| theme |
class differences
ⓘ
family ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Little Lord Fauntleroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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