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Daddy Long Legs
Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.
- Original title
- Daddy Long Legs
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Nov 24, 2023 · via TMDB
"Jervis" (Fred Astaire) comes from a distinguished line of American millionaires who is travelling through France one day with his savvy factotum "Griggs" (Fred Clark) when he alights on the orphaned "Julie" (the hugely charming Leslie Caron) who is teaching young kids with a contagious enthusiasm that encourages the wealthy man to facilitate her education at one of the colleges he just about owns in New England. She is excited about the prospect, but in best "Great Expectations" tradition, is unaware of the identity of her benefactor. She's grateful though, and regularly writes to him - letters that "Griggs" files rather than shares. This all becomes even more complicated when the girl becomes frustrated at the lack of responses and when two meet and begin to fall in love. "Something's Gotta Give" is the standard featured here, but there are plenty of other lively and perfectly choreographed numbers from two stars who gel well on screen together. Clark steals the show for me, his curmudgeonly but wily role well complemented by the occasional appearance of Thelma Ritter's "Alicia" and though it is certainly far too slow to get going - and is generally too long as well - the dynamic works well enough to keep a smile on your face for much of this gently simmering love story that has something of the "Cinderella" story to it.
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Fred Astaire
Jervis Pendleton III
Leslie Caron
Julie Andre
Terry Moore
Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter
Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark
Griggs
Charlotte Austin
Sally McBride
Larry Keating
Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney
Gertrude Pendleton
Kelly Brown
Jimmy McBride
Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony
Gertrude Astor
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Lisa Montell
College Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Parrish
College Girl (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
College Girl (uncredited)
Sara Shane
Pat (uncredited)
Evelyn Rudie
Codene (uncredited)
Liliane Montevecchi
College Girl (uncredited)
Diane Jergens
College Girl (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Madame Sevanne (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Suzanne Alexander
College Girl (uncredited)
Jean Moorhead
College Girl (uncredited)
Joi Lansing
Blonde (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Jervis Pendleton III (singing voice) (uncredited)
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Fred Astaire
Choreographer
Roland Petit
Choreographer
Jean Negulesco
Director
William Reynolds
Editor
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Alex North
Music
Alfred Newman
Music Supervisor
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Johnny Mercer
Songs
Sano Sansar
Pídemela, amor
Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live
Amélie
Rebecca
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance
Notorious
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Jules and Jim
Head-On
True Romance
Breathless
Pretty Woman
Rendezvous
Meet Joe Black
The Illusionist
Stranger Than Fiction
Stolen Kisses
Ghost
The Dreamers
Antoine and Colette
The Spanish Apartment
The Man Who Loved Women
Bed and Board
Notes on a Scandal
Love on the Run
Goyo
Ice
Going My Way
Summertime
Peter Pan
The Party
Hannah Montana: The Movie
French Kiss
Lili Marleen
The Party 2
Gigi
Head
South Pacific
Blue Hawaii
You and I
All the Right Moves
Duets
Song of Old Wyoming
Eve Knew Her Apples
Ask the Dust
Forever Lulu
About Adam
Weird Is Who's Not Weird
Pride and Prejudice
Popcorn
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
Mary I Love You
Shaila
Sofia
When I Come Around
Beauty and the Beast
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2
The Thief of Bagdad
Ghost
Safe Haven
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
A Royal Winter
Grease Live
Easter Parade
Let It Shine
Spin
Salsa
Barbie: Princess Adventure
Paris, Wine & Romance
Write Before Christmas
Runaway Romance
Royal Matchmaker
A Royal Christmas
Gay Purr-ee
A Christmas Prince
Brigadoon
A Glenbrooke Christmas
Secret Millionaire
Press Play
Brimming with Love
Were the World Mine
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Sharing Christmas
Camelot
The Tourist
Can't Buy My Love
Annie: A Royal Adventure
Roustabout
Make Mine Music
The Nutcracker
May 5, 1955
