薛德里和母亲一起住在纽约一条僻静的小街上，过着平静安宁的生活。突然有一天，一名不速之客打破了这平静。薛德里被告知要到遥远的英国去继承一个古老的爵位，而现任伯爵是一个自私而冷酷的人。随着时间的推移，老伯爵冰冷的心被天真可爱的薛德里感化，但更大的危机却又出现在他的面前……Ceddie, Earl of Dorincourt's only grandson and heir lives in America with his mother. The Earl, getting old, asks them to come to England. Ceddie, now Lord Fauntleroy, is an adorable little fellow. The Earl, who at first was rather distant, becomes more en more fond of him. Then Minna shows up. She claims she was married to the Earl's eldest son and that her son, being their child, is the Earl's true heir...
