Cast: Freddie Bartholomew

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Freddie Bartholomew. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Captains Courageous

1937 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Victor Fleming

Cast Spencer Tracy · Freddie Bartholomew · Lionel Barrymore · Melvyn Douglas

Synopsis Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is a wealthy, spoiled 12-year-old who falls overboard on his way to Europe. When he regains consciousness on a Gloucester fishing boat, the ship’s captain (Lionel Barrymore) puts him to work next to his own son...

8.1

7K votes

8.1

7K votes

Anna Karenina

1935 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Clarence Brown

Cast Greta Garbo · Fredric March · Basil Rathbone · Maureen O'Sullivan

Synopsis Anna Karenina (Garbo), a young Russian woman trapped in a loveless marriage, meets and falls in love with Count Vronsky (Fredric March), a member of the Russian army. Karenin (Basil Rathbone), her husband, refuses to give her a divorce, but,...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

David Copperfield

1935 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction George Cukor

Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Frank Lawton · W.C. Fields · Roland Young

Synopsis England, 19th-century. When David's father dies, his mother remarries. His new stepfather Murdstone has a mean and cruel view on how to raise a child. When David's mother dies from grief, Murdstone sends David to London to work for a...

7.0

958 votes

7.0

958 votes

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Robert Youngson

Cast Clark Gable · Greta Garbo · Jean Harlow · Cary Grant

Synopsis A compilation of scenes from classic MGM comedies from the silent era up to 1948's "A Southern Yankee." Among the films showcased are "The Thin Man," "A Night at the Opera," "Dinner at Eight" and "Bonnie Scotland."

6.5

24 votes

6.5

24 votes

6.5

680 votes

Lloyd's of London

1936 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Henry King

Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Madeleine Carroll · Guy Standing · Tyrone Power

Synopsis Blake is in love with an aristocratic woman whose husband seriously injures him. Blake's friendship with Lord Nelson provides the basis for Blake's part in the growth of Lloyd's insurance business following the Battle of Trafalgar. Only very slightly based...

6.4

183 votes

6.4

183 votes

St. Benny the Dip

1951 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast Dick Haymes · Nina Foch · Roland Young · Lionel Stander

Synopsis A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.

6.0

34 votes

6.0

34 votes

Swiss Family Robinson

1940 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Edward Ludwig

Cast Thomas Mitchell · Edna Best · Freddie Bartholomew · Terry Kilburn

Synopsis A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create an idyllic home for themselves, only to find the island under siege by pirates.

5.6

62 votes

5.6

62 votes

Tom Brown's School Days

1940 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Robert Stevenson

Cast Cedric Hardwicke · Freddie Bartholomew · Jimmy Lydon · Josephine Hutchinson

Synopsis A conservative English boarding school is the setting for this glimpse into a boy's life during the Victorian era. Based on Thomas Hughes' novel of 1857, this moving film adaptation features one of child actor Freddie Bartholomew's finest performances. As...

5.5

34 votes

5.5

34 votes

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction W.S. Van Dyke

Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Mickey Rooney · Jackie Cooper · Ian Hunter

Synopsis Claude Pierce is delighted to move in with his father, Jay Pierce, a struggling architect living in lower Manhattan, for the six months the divorce agreement of his parents specified. He's come at a particularly bad time for his classmate,...

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The Spirit of Culver

1939 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Jackie Cooper · Freddie Bartholomew · Andy Devine · Henry Hull

Synopsis Tom Allen, the son of a decorated war hero who is feared to have died in battle, wins a scholarship to the Culver military academy. His arrogance and unwillingness to comply with the academy's strict rules soon gets him in...

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Sepia Cinderella

1947 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Leonard

Cast Billy Daniels · Sheila Guyse · Tondaleyo · Ruble Blakey

Synopsis A struggling songwriter (Billy Daniels) abandons his girlfriend (Sheila Guyse) for a flashy woman (Tondeleyo) after landing a hit.

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Kidnapped

1938 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker · Otto Preminger

Cast Warner Baxter · Freddie Bartholomew · Arleen Whelan · C. Aubrey Smith

Synopsis In the late eighteenth century David Balfour's evil uncle arranges for him to be kidnapped and sent to sea where he meets exiled Breck. The two make their way back to Scotland and justice.

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Listen, Darling

1938 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast Judy Garland · Freddie Bartholomew · Mary Astor · Walter Pidgeon

Synopsis A girl and her friend go to great lengths to prevent her widowed mother from marrying the wrong person.

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MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV Miniseries)

1992 · Documentary · 360 min. · United States

Direction Frank Martin

Cast Patrick Stewart · Samuel Marx · June Allyson · Lew Ayres

Synopsis The history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

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The Town Went Wild

1944 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Ralph Murphy

Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Jimmy Lydon · Edward Everett Horton · Tom Tully

Synopsis Feuding fathers deal with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.

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Lord Jeff

1938 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Sam Wood

Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Mickey Rooney · Charles Coburn · Herbert Mundin

Synopsis Spoilt child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men...

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A Yank at Eton

1942 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Norman Taurog

Cast Mickey Rooney · Edmund Gwenn · Ian Hunter · Freddie Bartholomew

Synopsis It tells the tale of a cocky youth (Rooney) unwillingly yanked from an American school who has to move to England, where he is sent to attend the elite Eton College.

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Professional Soldier

1935 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Tay Garnett

Cast Victor McLaglen · Freddie Bartholomew · Gloria Stuart · Constance Collier

Synopsis Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap Prince Peter. He learns in jail that the party in power is evil and that the Prince is in danger, so he escapes in order to put the Peter back on the throne.

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