Daddy Long Legs Movie Review 1955

Far from the great musicals, but enjoyable. An eccentric millionaire glimpses a French orphan and becomes her anonymous benefactor. Her musing over his identity spawns some surreal (often inexplicable) dance numbers, but love conquers all, even lesser Johnny Mercer songs. From a story by Jean Webster, also done in 1919 with Mary Pickford, 1931 with Janet Gaynor and 1935 with Shirley Temple as "Curly Top."

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Available on VHS
Running time 126 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Dance Fever, Rags to Riches, Adoption & Orphans

Cast

Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Director

Jean Negulesco

Music

Alex North

Producer

20th Century-Fox, Samuel G. Engel