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Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

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Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

6.328/10

Release Date

05 May 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Jervis Pendleton III

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Julie Andre

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Linda Pendleton

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Alicia Pritchard

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Griggs

Charlotte Austin

Charlotte Austin

Sally McBride

Larry Keating

Larry Keating

Ambassador Alexander Williamson

Kathryn Givney

Kathryn Givney

Gertrude Pendleton

Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown

Jimmy McBride

Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony

Himself

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)

Barrie Chase

Barrie Chase

Blonde dancer (in "International Playboy") (uncredited)

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Extra (uncredited)

Lisa Montell

Lisa Montell

College Girl (uncredited)

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

College Girl (uncredited)

Pat Sheehan

Pat Sheehan

College Girl (uncredited)

Sara Shane

Sara Shane

Pat

Evelyn Rudie

Evelyn Rudie

Codene, Orphan Girl

Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi

College Girl

Diane Jergens

Diane Jergens

College Girl

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

Madame Sevanne

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Airport Passenger

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Art Gallery Patron

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Hotel Waiter

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Graduation Attendee

Suzanne Alexander

Suzanne Alexander

College Girl

Helen Van Tuyl

Helen Van Tuyl

College Dean

Jean Moorhead

Jean Moorhead

College Girl (uncredited)

Numa Lapeyre

Numa Lapeyre

Jean (uncredited)

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