All sentimentalists should have a box of tissues handy for this one! A nice little movie for the whole family. As mentioned elsewhere, this DVD appears to
have the whole of the original (no cut scenes). Picture
quality is good considering the age of the film. I took
a half star off because there are a few spots where some strange artifacts appear on the picture. Not enough to hinder enjoying the movie though. I can't imagine watching any other version. Get It!!!

Producer / studio chief David O. Selznick micro-managed his carefully selected film releases and his great showmanship produced an unequaled string of hits for several decades. Fauntleroy was no exception. Plenty of great character actors and actresses are on hand for this lavishly mounted production. So many of them are british that this may be mistaken for a british film. Mickey Rooney is restrained and appears in only a few scenes. C. Aubrey Smith, the Brit who popularized polo in Hollywood, always gives good value on screen, especially here. Henry Stephenson is good as the kindly barrister/lawyer. Alpha has produced the DVD from an only tv print, so expect an average amount of cue marks and splices. Picture and audio are acceptable, about average for Alpha.