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Daddy Long Legs

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Daddy Long Legs
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2hrs 6min
Genres:
Musical,Romance
Release:
1955
Director:
Jean Negulesco
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore  ...more
Synopsis: This last remake (thus far) of the Jean Webster novel Daddy Long Legs was extensively revised to accommodate the talents of Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron. Fragments of the basic plot remain: American millionaire Astaire is the unknown benefactor of French orphan girl Caron, financing the girl's education on the proviso that his identity never be revealed to her. Moved by Caron's letters of thanks, Astaire's secretary Thelma Ritter advises Astaire to go to France to visit the "child". When he arrives, ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The fact that Fred Astaire was often considerably older than his partners can be problematic, and is especially so in Daddy Long Legs. More than 30 years the senior of co-star Leslie Caron, this might not have been important if the story had not centered around a very young college girl and her much older guardian and the romance that eventually blooms between them. While the filmmakers go out of the ... Full Review
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Fred Astaire
Jervis Pendleton III
Leslie Caron
Julie Andre
Terry Moore
Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter
Miss Pritchard
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