Daddy Long Legs

2h 6min

Music

Romance

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.

Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Jervis Pendleton III
Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Julie Andre
Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Alicia Pritchard
Charlotte Austin

Charlotte Austin

Sally McBride
Larry Keating

Larry Keating

Ambassador Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney

Kathryn Givney

Gertrude Pendleton
Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown

Jimmy McBride
Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Barrie Chase

Barrie Chase

Blonde dancer (in "International Playboy") (uncredited)
James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Extra (uncredited)
Lisa Montell

Lisa Montell

College Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

College Girl (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan

Pat Sheehan

College Girl (uncredited)
Evelyn Rudie

Evelyn Rudie

Codene, Orphan Girl
Diane Jergens

Diane Jergens

College Girl
Ann Codee

Ann Codee

Madame Sevanne
Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Airport Passenger
Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Art Gallery Patron
William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Hotel Waiter
Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Graduation Attendee
Suzanne Alexander

Suzanne Alexander

College Girl
Helen Van Tuyl

Helen Van Tuyl

College Dean
Jean Moorhead

Jean Moorhead

College Girl (uncredited)
Numa Lapeyre

Numa Lapeyre

Jean (uncredited)
Marco López

Marco López

Extra (uncredited)

Release date

5th May 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français