Director: Victor Fleming

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lionel Barrymore	Actor	28-Apr-1878	15-Nov-1954	Young Dr. Kildare
Freddie Bartholomew	Actor	28-Mar-1924	23-Jan-1992	Little Lord Fauntleroy
John Carradine	Actor	5-Feb-1906	27-Nov-1988	In over 200 B movies
Melvyn Douglas	Actor	5-Apr-1901	4-Aug-1981	Being There
Walter Kingsford	Actor	20-Sep-1881	7-Feb-1958	British-American character actor
Mickey Rooney	Actor	23-Sep-1920		Actor in Andy Hardy comedies, musicals
Spencer Tracy	Actor	5-Apr-1900	10-Jun-1967	Two consecutive Best Actor Oscars

REVIEWS

Review by Matthew Adams (posted on 6-Nov-2007)

An outstanding adaptation of this Rudyard Kipling story based on the theme of a father's redemption with his son. Freddie Bartholemew is totally convincing as the poor little rich boy who learns a few hard lessons in life courtesy of Spencer Tracy in a most unusual role of a Portugese fisherman. The movie is rich in characterisation, and beautifully crafts the emotional bond between Harvey (Bartholemew) and Manual (Tracy) without descending to shmaltz, rare for this era. The recent remake with Karl Marlden totally lost this ability. The cast is flawless - Lionel Barrymore as Captain Drisko, relishing this hard salty role. Mickey Rooney is wasted as his son, Dan, a bit part in this movie. Melvyn Douglas is terrific as the child's disaffected busy tycoon father. This movie subtley takes you in and very cleverly crafts the change in Harvey's character from that of a spoilt rich boy to one who is caring, while maintaining other elements of his character; his impetuousness, his brashness. This is a refreshing movie. Wonderfully crafted in the movie industry's infancy. It shows how talented child actors can be (especially compared to today's offerings). However be warned - this wonderful heart-warming story must only be watched with a box full of tissues beside you! Believe me, you'll need them! A wonderful movie. Definiteley on the top ten list of movies you must see before you die.

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