"Jervis" (Fred Astaire) comes from a distinguished line of American millionaires who is travelling through France one day with his savvy factotum "Griggs" (Fred Clark) when he alights on the orphaned "Julie" (the hugely charming Leslie Caron) who is teaching young kids with a contagious enthusiasm that encourages the wealthy man to facilitate her education at one of the colleges he just about owns in New England.…
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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Fred Astaire
Jervis Pendleton III
Leslie Caron
Julie Andre
Terry Moore
Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter
Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark
Griggs
Charlotte Austin
Sally McBride
Larry Keating
Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney
Gertrude Pendleton
Kelly Brown
Jimmy McBride
Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony
Gertrude Astor
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Lisa Montell
College Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Parrish
College Girl (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
College Girl (uncredited)
Sara Shane
Pat (uncredited)
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What is Daddy Long Legs about?
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…
When was Daddy Long Legs released?
Daddy Long Legs was released in 1955.
What genres does Daddy Long Legs belong to?
Daddy Long Legs is categorised as Romance.
Who stars in Daddy Long Legs?
The cast of Daddy Long Legs includes Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark.