two great 1930 child actor and freddie bartholomew and mickey rooney and play little lord fauntleroy cedric errol and and streetwise american friend dick tipton respectively . ( part british ceddie fight the bully and dick tipton run to help . they fight together . a preview of what a lot of brit and american do in wwii a few year after this film . ) also watch for sir c. aubrey smith a the definitive hostile old lord dorincourt and who be charm and warm by his newly meet half american grandson unconditional love . character actor guy kibbee also seem make to play staunch anti aristocrat american silas hobbs . if you read the book ( free online ) and the movie fit it well . do you know the book little lord fauntleroy be an incredible late 19th century hit . some statesman actually credit this tale of reconciliation between an old earl and his half american grandson with improve the then strain 19th century british american relationship . draw barrymore grandmother dolores costello barrymore play cedric charm american mother . while this film need a sound and picture cleanup and it be still worth the watch . ( to you film people lot of people like this old film . cant someone clean up the picture and sound . ) .