Daddy Long Legs Directed by Jean Negulesco Written by Phoebe and Henry Ephron from a novel by Jean Webster 1955/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental The May-December romance and dream ballet don’t do this musical any favors. It has its pleasures, read more
20th Century Fox presents the only movie Fred Astaire ever made for that studio: 1955′s Daddy Long Legs. It’s what every girl dreams about: plucked from obscurity and sent to another country by an old millionaire benefactor, given trunks of gorgeous clothes, spunky roommates with handsom read more
via: http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/?p=31072 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own 20th Century Fox presents the only movie Fred Astaire ever made for that studio: 1955’s Daddy Long Legs. It’s what every girl dreams about: plucked from obscurity and sent to another country by read more
Just a tiny sample of the Daddy Long Legs queries I have received. With the series, I answer some of the more common, interesting or odd search engine queries that send people to my site. Note: Due to the nature of these queries, I am going to be spoiling the living daylights out of this movie. Dad read more
She is Mary Pickford, spunky orphan who is being sent to college by a mysterious benefactor. He is the mysterious philanthropist who reads Mary’s letters but never writes back. But just who is Daddy Long Legs? And why is he so interested in Mary’s romances? Mary Pickford is in top form read more
Mary Pickford plays an orphan who is awarded a scholarship to college by a mysterious benefactor, whom she nicknames her Daddy Long Legs. Mary grows, learns and graduates. Now just who could her Daddy be? Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1955 version of the tale starring Fred Astaire and Leslie read more
Daddy Long Legs (1919) is a comedy drama starring Mary Pickford, Mahlon Hamilton, and Marshall Neilan. Directed by Marshall Neilan and adapted from the novel by Jean Webster, this film is about an orphan girl who is sent to college by an anonymous benefactor. The story begins with a baby girl found read more
