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 ...
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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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5 May 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Andrew Carnegie Mansion - 2 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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Jervis Pendleton III: oh no, a great strength!
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Music by Johnny Mercer
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Despite being listed on IMDb as an uncredited extra in this film, well known actor James Cromwell explained on the 11 July 2013 episode of the Opie and Anthony Show radio program that it was a different actor with his same name that appeared in this film. See more »Goofs
In the top-hat dance number with Jervis and Julie, she is wearing a light blue ribbon around her waste; in the poster that includes a still from that scene, the waist ribbon is red. See more »Quotes
Julie Andre: Did he have a weakness for girls?Jervis Pendleton III: oh no, a great strength!
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This is one of the best films I've seen in quite some time. The dance sequences were used beautifully to further the story and flesh out characters. Astaire and Caron have great chemistry, overcoming the age difference of the characters. And Caron is with Astaire on every step of the dance sequences.
Unlike some dance-heavy, Astaire-vehicles (like An American in Paris in some places), this film's dance sequences do not drag down the plot or flow of the film. To the contrary, they are delightful-- and I'm generally not one for these kinds of films.
I have to say that I wasn't engaged throughout the entire film. But I really think this is more a matter of generation gap than quality of cinema. It's relatively long for a fairly simple story, and thus takes some patience to watch all the way through. However, I believe it's worth it for more thoughtful viewers and lovers of '50s films and dance.