Seven-year-old Cedric Errol, the son of an American woman and a disinherited English Earl, unexpectedly inherits the title of Lord Fauntleroy when all of the the other heirs die. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt--who has always disliked Cedrics mother--makes arrangements for Cedric to come and live with him at the family estate, while Cedrics mother will be given a nearby but separate home. Cedrics mother agrees to this arrangement for the boys sake, and he is forced to live with his cranky and selfish grandfather. Can Cedrics kind and generous nature, inherited from his mother, ...