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Daddy Long Legs

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In this musical, American millionaire Jervis Pendleton (Fred Astaire) becomes taken with an orphan named Julie (Leslie Caron) while vacationing in France. Determined to improve the quality of Julie's life, he secretly sends money so she can receive a good education. After receiving a flurry of letters thanking her mysterious caretaker, Jervis decides to visit his pet project. When he arrives and sees that Julie has grown up into a beautiful young woman, he quickly falls for her.

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Andrew Sarris Film Culture 02/03/2021
Daddy Long Legs whips together most of the audience-tested ingredients of the Hollywood musical. Go to Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 03/30/2007
3/5
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Davina E T @RT94285917 09/29/2024 It Was The Worse Movie I've Ever Seen See more Zinjx W @RT36300308 04/24/2023 Another Great Performance by Leslie Caron, but not my kind of a movie with old Fred Astaire as "sugar daddy" he is too good for that kind of storytelling. See more steve d @RT35616104 01/08/2023 I just find it uncomfortable. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 01/31/2019 The best musical romance movie ever made! See more 07/15/2017 This teaming of Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron should have been a cause for celebration; unfortunately, the film is slow-moving and the romance is creepy - the only assets are a score by Johnny Mercer (including the Oscar nominee "Something's Gotta Give") and choreography by Roland Petit. See more 09/06/2016 Lovely to see a film that shows that love knows no boundaries. Also, very nice dancing. See more Read all reviews
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Jean Negulesco

Director

Fred Astaire

Jervis Pendleton III

Leslie Caron

Julie Andre

Terry Moore

Linda Pendleton

Thelma Ritter

Miss Pritchard

Fred Clark

Griggs
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Synopsis In this musical, American millionaire Jervis Pendleton (Fred Astaire) becomes taken with an orphan named Julie (Leslie Caron) while vacationing in France. Determined to improve the quality of Julie's life, he secretly sends money so she can receive a good education. After receiving a flurry of letters thanking her mysterious caretaker, Jervis decides to visit his pet project. When he arrives and sees that Julie has grown up into a beautiful young woman, he quickly falls for her.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Producer
Samuel G. Engel
Screenwriter
Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2014
Runtime
2h 6m