Freddie Bartholomew
Freddie Bartholomew was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous and Little Lord Fauntleroy. He was born in London and for the title role of David Copperfield, he emigrated to the United States in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military service. Despite his great success and acclaim following David Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant legal battles and payouts which eventually took a huge toll on both his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service, his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to directing and producing in the medium of television.
David Copperfield
as David Copperfield as a BoyCharles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled...
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Captains Courageous
as Harvey CheyneHarvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...
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Anna Karenina
as SergeiIn 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with...
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Listen, Darling
as Buzz MitchellTo stop Pinkie's widowed, struggling mother Dottie from marrying a well-off older man they know...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord FauntleroyAn American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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The Devil Is a Sissy
as Claude PierceA well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his...
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Lloyd's of London
as Young Jonathan BlakeNorfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as SelfThis short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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Kidnapped
as David BalfourRobert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a...
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Swiss Family Robinson
as Jack RobinsonA family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The...
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A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
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St. Benny the Dip
as Reverend WilburA gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find...
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The Town Went Wild
as David ConwayComedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were...
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Cadets on Parade
as Austin ShannonA military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's...
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Lord Jeff
as Geoffrey BraemerSpoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat...
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Junior Army
as Freddie HewlettAn English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.
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Hollywood Party
as HimselfElissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After...
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Tom Brown's School Days
as EastWhen private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's...
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Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy...
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A Yank at Eton
as Peter CarltonAn American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
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Sepia Cinderella
as uncreditedA struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as HimselfHedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay...
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Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is...
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
as SelfFourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.
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Professional Soldier
as King PeterMercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil...
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Two Bright Boys
as David HarringtonA young man inherits a valuable piece of Texas land that an oil man plots to steal away.
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Fascination
as ChildStory of a vampish actress who comes between a happily married couple in this light-hearted...
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The Spirit of Culver
as Bob RandolphTom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver...
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Lights Out
as uncreditedLights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...
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MGM: When the Lion Roars
as uncreditedOn April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon...
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