Contents.Plot summary Wealthy American Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, Julie Andre (Leslie Caron). He anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Her nickname for him, Daddy Long Legs, is taken from the description of him given to Andre by some of her fellow orphans who see his shadow as he leaves their building.Several years later, he visits her at school, still concealing his identity. Despite their large age difference, they fall in love.Cast.
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Daddy Long Legs (1955) Approved 126 min Musical, Romance. On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendleton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in.
as Jervis Pendleton III. as Julie Andre. as Linda Pendleton. as Alicia Pritchard.
as Griggs. Charlotte Austin as Sally McBride. as Ambassador Alexander Williamson. as Gertrude Pendleton. Kelly Brown as Jimmy McBride. as Himself (as Ray Anthony and his Orchestra)Production bought the rights to 's original Daddy Long Legs play in 1931, releasing two versions of the film, one starring and one with.Producer envisioned a remake, this time seeking to star singer-actress. The project would not be realized until Zanuck had met, and was inspired to make Daddy Long Legs a musical film.
While Zanuck still envisioned Gaynor for the main female role, Astaire insisted on casting actress and dancer. Caron was then loaned to Fox by, whom Caron was still under contract.Production was halted in July, 1954, as Astaire's wife Phyllis became more ill from lung cancer. She would pass away in September, putting Astaire in a state of grief and further stalling his work on the film. Although replacements were being sought for Astaire's role as too much money had been spent on the production already, he resumed and completed his work on the film despite his recent tragedy. Key songs/dance routines As his first film in widescreen – which he was to parody later in the 'Stereophonic Sound' number from Silk Stockings (1957) - Daddy Long legs provided him the opportunity to explore the additional space available, with the help of his assistant choreographer. Designed the much-maligned 'Nightmare Ballet' number.
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As usual, Astaire adapted his choreography to the particular strengths of his partner, in this case ballet. Even so, Caron ran into some problems in this, her last dance musical, to the extent that Astaire mentioned in his biography that 'one day at rehearsals I asked her to listen extra carefully to the music, so as to keep in time'.
Caron puts this down to flaws in her early musical training. The final result, however, has a pleasing and appropriate dream-like quality. In this respect, it is a more successful attempt to integrate ballet into his dance routines than his previous effort in (1937).
'History of the Beat': An Astaire song-and-dance solo using drumsticks performed in an office environment. Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. P249. 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
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(PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-18. Fred Astaire: Steps in Time, 1959, multiple reprints. John Mueller: Astaire Dancing – The Musical Films of Fred Astaire, Knopf 1985,External links. on. at. at.
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