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An orphan discovers that she has an anonymous benefactor who is willing to pay her college tuition, unaware he's the same man who has been romantically pursuing her.An orphan discovers that she has an anonymous benefactor who is willing to pay her college tuition, unaware he's the same man who has been romantically pursuing her.An orphan discovers that she has an anonymous benefactor who is willing to pay her college tuition, unaware he's the same man who has been romantically pursuing her.
Percy Haswell
- Miss Pritchard
- (as Miss Percy Haswell)
Marshall Neilan
- Jimmie Mc Bride
- (as Marshall A. Neilan)
Carrie Clark Ward
- Mrs. Semple
- (as Carrie Clark Warde)
Wesley Barry
- Orphan Boy
- (uncredited)
True Boardman
- Orphan Boy
- (uncredited)
James Bradbury Sr.
- Trustee
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first film of Mary Pickford's new production deal. The part of the deal that clinched it was she was finally able to have approval over the final film edit, which she had been unable to get before. It was predicted by some to be a risky deal, but this proved to be a big success for Pickford.
- Quotes
Jerusha Abbott: P-R-U-N-E spells prune / Eating them means our doom / Life's too short and death too soon / To fill our tummies with the darn old Prune.
- Alternate versionsThe Mary Pickford Foundation copyrighted a restored version in 1998 with music composed by Maria Newman. It was produced by Timeline Films and Milestone Film & Video, released on video by Milestone Films and runs 85 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood (1980)
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Well-constructed story about an orphan...
1st watched 10/21/2001 - 7 out of 10(Dir-Marshall Neilan): Well-constructed story about an orphan and her pursuit for happiness and her changing relationship with a character that she calls daddy-long-legs' that helps her throughout her life anonymously and final reveals himself at the end of the movie.(I'll keep this secret so that you can find out who it is for yourself when you watch the movie.) Tauted as one of Mary Pickford's best movies and considering this is the first I've seen of her's I will agree. The movie is great not entirely because of her but because of the story. She does a good job of molding into this character step by step but without the interesting storyline she would not have opportunity to show her talents. Agnes C. Johnson wrote the script and it is based on a novel by Jean Webster. It is no surprise that this work is used to create another four movies including the Shirley Temple movie 'Curly Top' and and a fifties musical. Starts out similar to the Annie' story but really spans the character much further in her life and shows the ups and downs of being an orphan in a much greater way than that film. Another good silent-movie viewing experience for those who are patient enough to read and pay attention a little more closely while watching a film. This one is worth the effort.
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- dwpollar
- Oct 20, 2001
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- Also known as
- Daddy Long Legs
- Filming locations
- Crags Road, Malibu Creek, California, USA(Scene where they're sitting on rocks by a pool of water)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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