Freddie Bartholomew
11 titles
Filmography
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David Copperfield
(1935)In Dickens' timeless tale, an orphaned boy flees his stepfather's cruelty, rising to success as an author and reuniting with his childhood love.

Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936)An American boy learns he’s the long-lost heir of a British fortune and is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.

Captains Courageous
(1937)A wealthy spoiled brat falls off an ocean liner and is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman. Forced to endure a three month voyage, he learns to love the sea and earns his place among the crew. Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, this is a timeless family adventure classic. Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy earned his first Academy Award as the fatherly fisherman.
The Devil Is a Sissy
(1936)No squealers, that's the rule. And Claude Pierce, a child of privilege eager to throw in with two rough-and-tumble lower East Siders, aims to live by it. But through their adventures the trio of would-be toughs discovers another rule. It's harder to go straight than to live a life of crime. That's why The Devil Is a Sissy. This full-hearted drama from the era of Dead End unites a trio of top 1930s child stars for the only time: Freddie Bartholomew (David Copperfield), Jackie Cooper (The Champ) and Mickey Rooney. All three shine. "But it is Mickey Rooney, the Puck of A Midsummer Night's Dream, who penetrates beyond the script and emerges as a living study of Gig, the son of a murderer" (Frank S. Nugent, The New York Times).

The Town Went Wild
(1944)Chaos ensues as two families learn their sons were switched at birth, leading to a hilarious dilemma when a daughter is set to marry her own brother.

Listen, Darling
(1938)Judy Garland and fellow teen idol Freddie Bartholomew play Cupid in thisdelightful musical romance. Pinkie Wingate (Garland) and her best friend, Buzz Mitchell (Bartholomew) kidnap Pinkie's widowed mother, Dottie (Mary Astor), to keep her from marrying a man she doesn't really love. But when two kids find just the right man for Dottie, all they have to do is get the adults to fall in love ... a...

Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)In the 19th Century, a young man is sent to a boarding school for rugby players and comes under attack from a rival who wants him to fail.
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
(1986)
Swiss Family Robinson
(1940)A violent storm shipwrecks the Robinson family on a deserted island.

Hollywood’s Children
(1982)Since the early days of motion pictures, child actors have rushed to Hollywood to become stars, millionaires, and family breadwinners.

St. Benny the Dip
(1951)Three small-time crooks disguise themselves as clergymen to evade the law, only to find that their fake piety leads to unexpected moral dilemmas.