Daddy Long Legs 1955 123movies

Watch: Daddy Long Legs 1955 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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 New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn’t read. After 3 years, he goes to visit her at a dance, not telling her that he is her benefactor. They fall in love, but the usual movie-type difficulties get in the way before they can get together at the end..
Plot: Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old residen, 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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a surprisingly sensitive musical
‘Daddy Long-Legs’, previously filmed silent with Mary Pickford and once more in the 1930s, gets the musical treatment here as the story of the millionaire and the orphan he sponsors gets a Technicolor, Cinemascope, Johnny Mercer update.

Fred Astaire, at 55, is a little old for his role as stick-in-the-mud business whizz Jervis Pendleton, but hey, this is Hollywood. And his interest in, and subsequent wooing of, the French girl Julie Andre (played with charm and wit by Leslie Caron) is helped a lot by the fact that the two stars do not actually share screen time until nearly halfway through the film! With scintillating choreography for both Astaire and Caron, those wonderful songs, and support from Fred Clark, Thelma Ritter, and Terry Moore, ‘Daddy Long Legs’ is an excellent musical just balancing on the cusp of classic musical vs rock n roll.

A treat for fans of Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron
Daddy Long Legs had a lot going for it, it’s based on a lovely book, Fred Astaire is one of the greats in the dance world and Leslie Caron has always been a charming performer. And it doesn’t disappoint as a film on its own merits while being a tad disappointing for some book fans.

Visually, Daddy Long Longs looks absolutely great, with elegant costumes(in colour and in style), lavish photography and colourful settings and scenery. The songs range from pleasant to wonderful, apart from the rather silly and forgettable(sometimes annoying too) Welcome Egghead. The unforgettably beautiful Something Gotta Give is the highlight. The choreography is constantly full of energy and grace, both of which are sustained right until the last number. Sluefoot dazzles in its choreography and often deliciously funny while showing off Astaire and Caron’s strengths as dancers brilliantly, while the ballet sequences are wonderfully dream-like. The script is fresh and witty, there are funny, poignant and warm-hearted moments galore, the film is directed with real class, meticulous eye for detail and a light-hearted touch and the characters have a lot of engaging charm.

All the performances are right on the money, Fred Astaire is cast perfectly and dances an absolute dream and Leslie Caron is an immensely enchanting leading lady. The 30-year age gap is a bother for some, it’s the thing that Daddy Long Legs is most criticised for, but not for me, because the chemistry is actually really endearing, Astaire and Caron work beautifully together and their performances carry the film beautifully. They are supported by an excellent supporting cast, a delightful Thelma Ritter is particularly impressive(almost a scene-stealer in fact), her charm and comic timing irresistible, but Fred Clark and Larry Keating play with gusto and are no less memorable and likewise with a likable Terry Moore.

Not much lets down Daddy Long Legs actually. My only complaints actually are the rather tissue-thin and sometimes too simple story, which sometimes drags and gave the film a slightly overlong feel, and the lengthy final ballet, which- while impeccably danced and choreographed with the right amount of dreaminess- it does go on too long, grinds the film to a halt and felt a little overblown.

In summary, a very nice film and a treat for fans of Astaire and Caron. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 6 min (126 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Musical, Romance
Director Jean Negulesco
Writer Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron, Jean Webster
Actors Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints), Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.55 : 1
Camera Bausch & Lomb Lenses (uncredited)
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process CinemaScope (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm