Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914 film)
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Floyd Martin Thornton |
| Written by | Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel) |
Production company | Natural Colour Kinematograph |
| Distributed by | Shubert Feature Film |
Release date | April 1914 |
Running time | 1,609 m (5 reels) assuming projection speed of 24 frame/s |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring H. Agar Lyons, Gerald Royston in the title role, and Jane Wells.[1] It was based on the 1886 novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.[2] The film was produced by the Natural Colour Kinematograph Company and released by Shubert Feature Film (later World Film Company) in April of that year.[1][3] it was one of the first feature-length films to be made in colour, using the Kinemacolor two-colour additive colour process.
Originally, Joan Morgan had been considered for the part of Cedric Erroll as Lord Fauntleroy, before 13-year old Gerald Royston was given the role. Born in 1901 and the younger brother of Roy Royston, the British child actor appeared in silent films from 1913 to 1915.[4] His casting in Little Lord Fauntleroy was one of the earliest starring roles for a child actor in a feature-length film.
Cast
- H. Agar Lyons as Earl of Dorincourt
- Gerald Royston as Cedric Erroll (Lord Fauntleroy)
- Jane Wells as 'Dearest' Erroll
- Bernard Vaughan as Llawyer Havisham
- V. Osmond as Minna Tipton
- Frank Stather as Ben Tipton
- D. Callam as Tommy Tipton
- Harry Edwards as Dick Tipton
- F. Tomkins as Silas Hobbs
- Miss Nelson as Mary - the Housemaid
- Fred Eustace as Bevis
- B. Murray as Maurice
- Edward Viner as Capt. Cedric Erroll
- Stella St. Audrie as Bridget
- John East as Thomas
- Jack Denton
References
- ^ a b "Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914)". British Film Institute. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter (1999) p. 840.
- ^ Lewis, Kevin. A World across from Broadway II: Filmography of the World Film Corporation, 1913-1922, Indiana University Press (1987), p. 164. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Holmstrom, John (1996). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, UK: Michael Russell. p. 13. ISBN 0859551784.
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