TCM celebrated C. Aubrey Smith’s birthday with a marathon of films. I watched Daybreak. Smith has a small roll as an Austrian military commander. Ramon Novarro is a lieutenant under his command, who is also his nephew. Ramon has a $14,000 gambling debt, which he cannot pay. He does not want to go to other his uncle. But his uncle finds out. He offers the money but with condition that that Ramon marry a woman of the uncle’s choosing. Ramon is in love with a common woman and refuses. The uncle states he cannot have the money. When a military man comes to let him know that the leader is aware of the debt, Smith pays the debt, saying that the family was now involved.
Since this was a small part and short film I was able to watch Little Lord Fauntleroy. Freddie Bartholomew plays the boy who becomes the Lord, heir to an earldom. The Earl is played by Smith. He plays a tough man who loves the boy so much that when a another child of an older son comes forward, he is very upset. Freddie is the cutest, most charming child actor. The Earl has a Great Dane, that once he sees Freddie he starts following Freddie around. The only place I did not see the dog with Freddie was when Freddie was in bed.
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