starring
In this version of the famous Victorian novel,
Ricky Schroder plays Ceddie, an American boy who suddenly finds he has become the sole heir to an English title and fortune. Alec Guinness plays the old Earl of Dorincourt who had disowned Ceddie s father for marrying a commoner and now, succumbing to the charm ot his American grandson, learns the error of his ways....
Screenplay by BLANCHE HANALIS based on the novel by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
Produced by NORMAN ROSEMONT Directed by JACK GOLD
(First showing on British television) * FILMS: page 39
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