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Daddy Long Legs (1955) is a musical comedy film set in France, New York City, and the fictional college town of Walston, Massachusetts. The film was directed by Jean Negulesco, and stars Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, and Thelma Ritter, with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
- $2.5 million (US rentals)
- May 4, 1955
- $2.6 million
- Samuel G. Engel
Fred Astaire plays a wealthy American who sponsors a young French orphan (Leslie Caron) to college and falls in love with her. The film is based on a novel by Jean Webster and features songs by Johnny Mercer and Fred Astaire.
- (4.2K)
- Musical, Romance
- Jean Negulesco
- 1955-05-05
Daddy Longlegs is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. It stars Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, and Frey Ranaldo. It tells the story of a divorced projectionist and his two sons.
- $33,217
- Casey Neistat, Tom Scott
- Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo
- Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
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 ...
- (2.9K)
- Jean Negulesco
- Musical, Romance
- Fred Astaire
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A tycoon anonymously sponsors a French girl's college education. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jean Negulesco. Director. Fred Astaire. Jervis Pendleton III. Leslie Caron. Julie Andre. Terry Moore. Linda Pendleton. Thelma Ritter. Alicia Prichard. Fred Clark. Griggs. Photos & Videos.
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.
- 126 min