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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| 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 | ... | Ambassador Alexander Williamson | |
| Kathryn Givney | ... | Gertrude Pendleton | |
| Kelly Brown | ... | Jimmy McBride | |
| Ray Anthony | ... | Ray Anthony (as Ray Anthony and his Orchestra) | |
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On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendleton 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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Leslie Caron recalled meeting Fred Astaire after being cast as his co-star. About her ballet training he said, "Kid, you're going to have to do what I do because I sure don't do what you do." I saw Leslie Caron repeat the above quotation on a television show about Fred Astaire. Which one it was, I've forgotten. See more »Goofs
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In Feb. 2013 TCM showed an excellent transfer of the film, full Cinemascope aspect ratio, relatively sharp image, better color than what I remember from viewings years ago. The full vibrant color in the dream dance sequences especially added to my enjoyment of the film; really noticed the wonderful set design/artwork. The color schemes in Caron's dream ballet seemed to predict those common in the psychedelic 1960's.
A couple of people here say Fred Astaire's wife died during filming; I'm fairly sure that is incorrect. She died in 1953, I believe, while he was filming The Bandwagon at MGM. I remember reading that Arthur Freed walked with the grieving Astaire to calm him down when he got the news. Also it's doubtful that DLL would have been filmed in 1953 and release held up til 1955. And the reason Astaire was not in White Christmas (he was to have had the part played by Danny Kaye), filmed and released in 1954, was because he was still grieving from his wife's death in 1953.
I'm sure some will disagree, but I carefully watched Caron dancing with Astaire, and saw that she was one of his weaker partners. Ballroom and tap were not her usual style and she lacks the facility and panash of Rogers, Charisse, Hayworth. I've never been impressed with Caron's dancing anyway, but she was a very talented actress, both comic and dramatic, and was always charming on screen. And Astaire is so good in their partner dances that you have to really pay attention to see she is not anywhere near his caliber in that sort of dancing.