Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)

  • 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: Ambassador Williamson
  • Kathryn McGivney: Gertrude Pendleton
  • Kelly Brown: Jimmy BcBride

Daddy Longlegs is a romantic musical comedy by Jean Negulesco from the year 1955. It is the fifth and most elaborate at the time of filming in 1912 published novel by Jean Webster Daddy Langbein, however, inspired loosely on the novel. The main roles were Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron.

Action

Millionaire and playboy Jervis Pendleton looks at an orphanage in France happened to be the 18 -year-old Julie Andre that fascinates him with her affectionate nature with the younger children. An adoption Julie is not possible because their age gossip and scandal in high society would cause. Jervis decides, therefore, as an anonymous benefactor to fund the study Julies in a college in Walston, Massachusetts. The only consideration should be Julie's regular letters to a PO Box address, in which she tells about her life study. After two years of college and no single answer to their letters Julie is sad and frustrated. In New York, Jervis ' employees Alicia Pritchard and Griggs have been though all the letters Julies archived as desired and kept away from Jervis, but now they also urge that Jervis writes his ward. The decides after reading her letters, to visit them. Since Julie lives with his niece Linda on a room, he can see them unnoticed on a college party. He falls in love with her, but Julie suspects nothing of his true identity.

Jervis invites Linda and Julie A to New York; because of an illness can excuse Linda. After coaxing from friends Jervis is clear that he behaves foolishly - after all, he wanted to give a girl a diamond ring and confess his love, which theoretically could be his daughter. Head over heels he leaves Julie, who returns to her depressed college. Jervis, meanwhile, travels around in the world, to Alicia Pritchard and Griggs intervene again: He brings Jervis with a fake telegram back to New York and bring Julie with the promise to New York to finally be able to get to know their patrons. In Jervis ' house both meet and Julie realizes that her true love was her patrons at a time.

Production

Originally, the actress Mitzi Gaynor was for the role of Julie provided, but Fred Astaire sat down for Leslie Caron as a co-star. After the death of his wife during the filming Fred Astaire himself stood just before the cessation of his role, but in the end decided against it. In some scenes of the movie his eyes are still red, as he retired during the filming again mourning.

It was Fred Astaire's first film in Cinemascope, which gave him more space in the numerous dance sequences. For the film, Johnny Mercer wrote the classic Something's Gotta Give, in the interpretations of The McGuire Sisters and Sammy Davis Jr., the top 10 of the Billboard charts was in 1955.

The title refers to Julie's name for the unknown benefactor, from whom the children at the orphanage told her that he had long legs.

Awards

Daddy Langbein 1955 Nominated for 3 Oscars, but did not win any of the prices:

Criticism

". Humorous romantic novel adaptation, which is to be pleasurable, especially by well- choreographed, fairytale dance and dream scenes," The Encyclopedia of the International film valued Daddy Langbein as also the Evangelical movie watchers is full of praise: " love story as background for a tasty wholesome entertainment with music, dancing and merriment. From 14 highly recommended. "

1955 in film Screenplay Phoebe Ephron Henry Ephron 20th Century Fox Film score William H. Reynolds Terry Moore (actress) Daddy-Long-Legs (novel) Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Alfred Newman (composer)
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