Rent Daddy Long Legs (1955)
3.3 of 5 from 63 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
- Daddy Long Legs is a magical musical, following a young French girl (Leslie Caron) through college, her education sponsored by a mysterious man with long legs. Although millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) is generous with his wealth, he has to learn how to be as free with his emotions. Amid sparkling musical numbers and dream sequences, comic relief comes from Fred Clark as Griggs, Jervis' assistant, and Thelma Ritter as Jervis' secretary.
- Actors:
- Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating, Kathryn Givney, Kelly Brown, Ray Anthony, Robert Adler, Gertrude Astor, Paul Bradley, Tim Cagney, Kathryn Card, John Carlyle, Janice Carroll, Barrie Chase, Ann Codee, James Conaty
- Directors:
- Jean Negulesco
- Producers:
- Samuel G. Engel
- Writers:
- Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
- Others:
- Alfred Newman, Johnny Mercer, Walter M. Scott, John DeCuir, Paul S. Fox, Lyle Wheeler
- Aka:
- Daddy Langbein
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts
- Collections:
- Dancing Queens: Guide to the Musical Films That'll, Films & TV by topic, Films by Genre, Fred and Ginger: Duets and Solos
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Reviews (1) of Daddy Long Legs
Charming. Don’t Think About It - Daddy Long Legs review by griggs
Kurosawa apparently had this among his favourites — which tells you something, even if exactly what remains unclear.
Astaire’s courtly charm is the only thing standing between this and a full-on creepfest: he secretly funds a teenage orphan’s education and then, naturally, marries her. Caron is luminous and the dancing delivers. The songs refuse to stick, though, and the leads have no real spark.
Daddy Long Legs is charming in patches. Don’t think too hard about the rest.
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