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Daddy Long Legs (1955)

APPROVED 126 min  -  Musical | Romance  -   5 May 1955 (USA)
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On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Writers:

Phoebe Ephron (screenplay), Henry Ephron (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred Astaire ...
Jervis Pendleton III / John Smith
Leslie Caron ...
Terry Moore ...
Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter ...
Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark Fred Clark ...
Griggs
Charlotte Austin Charlotte Austin ...
Larry Keating Larry Keating ...
Ambassador Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney Kathryn Givney ...
Kelly Brown Kelly Brown ...
Ray Anthony Ray Anthony ...
Himself (as Ray Anthony and his Orchestra)
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Storyline

On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn't read. After 3 years, he goes to visit her at a dance, not telling her that he is her benefactor. They fall in love, but the usual movie-type difficulties get in the way before they can get together at the end. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

France | Letter | Love | Orphanage | Sponsor  | See more »

Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Daddy Langbein See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Trivia

There was no soundtrack album of the Johnny Mercer score issued in 1955, but Fred Astaire and Ray Anthony compensated with commercial discs. Mr. Astaire's 45 on RCA Victor found him singing a ballad version of the Oscar-nominated "Something's Gotta Give," along with the peppy "Sluefoot," which in the film served as a vocal for The Pied Pipers, backed by the Anthony band. Fred's next recording of "Something's Gotta Give," taken at a brisker tempo, turned up on an LP called "Fred Astaire Today," released by Kapp in 1959. Returning to 1955, Ray Anthony and His Orchestra had in the marketplace a Capitol revamp of four songs from the picture: "Sluefoot," "Something's Gotta Give," "Dream" and "Thunderbird" (the last cut an instrumental composed by Mr. Anthony and George Williams). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jervis is about to play the drums for Griggs, his brushes suddenly turn into sticks between shots. See more »

Quotes

Alicia Pritchard: Mr. Griggs, a person is NOT a corporation! A person is flesh and blood... and feelings !
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Connections

Referenced in "What's My Line?: Episode dated 3 April 1955" (1955) See more »

Soundtracks

"Guardian Angel"
Music by Johnny Mercer
Instrumental danced by Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron See more »