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It is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the oft-filmed 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man named Jervis Pendleton secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.

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It is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the Jean Webster's oft-filmed 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name.''Literature/DaddyLongLegs''. The basic plot of a wealthy man named Jervis Pendleton secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.

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Caron plays Julie, the orphan girl. Also in the cast are Fred Clark, Terry Moore, and Creator/ThelmaRitter.

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Astaire plays Pendleton while Caron plays Julie, the orphan girl. Also in the cast are Fred Clark, Creator/ThelmaRitter, Terry Moore, and Creator/ThelmaRitter.
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''Daddy Long Legs'' is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton, secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.

Creator/LeslieCaron plays Julie, the orphan girl.

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''Daddy Long Legs'' is a 1955 musical comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Creator/FredAstaire and Creator/LeslieCaron.

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is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the oft-filmed 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, man named Jervis Pendleton, Pendleton secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.

Creator/LeslieCaron Caron plays Julie, the orphan girl.
girl. Also in the cast are Fred Clark, Terry Moore, and Creator/ThelmaRitter.
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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton, secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.



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Daddy ''Daddy Long Legs Legs'' is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton, secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.


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Creator/LeslieCaron plays Julie, the orphan girl.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Jervis's friend Alex puts up with a lot from him. But when he thinks that Pendleton has exploited Julie's naiveté and gratitude to start a relationship he's furious. When Jervis protests that she doesn't know he's her sponsor he points out that she knows he's a millionaire and 30 years older and that's enough to make it an unacceptably UnequalPairing. Oddly, he's the only character other than Jervis himself to see anything questionable about the relationship.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Jervis's friend Alex puts up with a lot from him. But when he thinks that Pendleton has exploited Julie's naiveté and gratitude to start a relationship he's furious. When Jervis protests that she doesn't know he's her sponsor he points out that she knows he's a millionaire and 30 years older and that's enough to make it an unacceptably UnequalPairing. Oddly, he's the only character other than Jervis himself to see anything questionable about the relationship.relationship.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Griggs and secretary Miss Pritchard spend the entire movie bickering with and nagging each other. When Griggs notes that if he’d offered her a drink 25 years ago she’d have slapped him she asks how he knows. He never asked. The film ends with them going off to have a drink.
* BookEnds: The first scene is of a tour group going through the Pendleton gallery and the guide scolding a women for breaking off. The last scene is of a tour group going through the Pendleton gallery and the guide scolding Julie for breaking off, mistaking her for a visitor to the gallery instead of the owner.


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* SassySecretary: Miss Pritchard qualified for her pension last month and has a lot of things she’s been meaning to say.

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* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Jervis avoids Julie under the impression that she'll soon be engaged to Jimmy, her roommates brother. He gives Jimmy a job in Bolivia, then another job in a lab New York, then raises his salary twice despite his nearly blowing up the lab. Which turns out to be all for the best because Jimmy does get engaged soon - to Linda, Jervis's niece and Julia's third roommate. When Jerivs finds out he promises to pay for the biggest wedding New York City has ever seen.



* WhatTheHellHero: Jervis's friend Alex puts up with a lot from him. But when he thinks that Pendleton has exploited Julie's naiveté and gratitude to start a relationship he's furious. When Jervis protests that she doesn't know he's her sponsor he points out that she knows he's a millionaire and 30 years older and that's enough to make it an unacceptably UnequalPairing.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Jervis's friend Alex puts up with a lot from him. But when he thinks that Pendleton has exploited Julie's naiveté and gratitude to start a relationship he's furious. When Jervis protests that she doesn't know he's her sponsor he points out that she knows he's a millionaire and 30 years older and that's enough to make it an unacceptably UnequalPairing. Oddly, he's the only character other than Jervis himself to see anything questionable about the relationship.
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* DreamBallet: Several. Both Astaire and Caron get ample chances to show off.

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* DreamBallet: Several. Both Astaire and Caron get ample chances to show off. The one Julie has after looking through newspaper clipping about Jervis is especially notable for its total lack of plot relevance.

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* BeleagueredAssistant: Pendleton's assistant Griggs puts up with his boss playing the drums while he tries to get instructions about stock.

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* BeleagueredAssistant: Pendleton's assistant Griggs puts up with his boss playing the drums while he tries to get instructions about stock. buying stock and that's the least of it.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Pendleton isn't unkind, but it was so little trouble for him to send Julie to college that he just forgets about her until he's reminded by receiving her letters. His assistant Griggs is the one who makes sure she has somewhere to go on school breaks and gets Christmas presents.
* DanceOfRomance: It's a Fred Astaire movie. What else would you expect?
* DreamBallet: Several. Both Astaire and Caron get ample chances to show off.
* EnormousEngagementRing: Jervis picks out a ring with a stone the size of a decently large walnut. He describes it as "kind of cute".



* INeverGotAnyLetters: Not maliciously. Julie sent dozens to hundreds of letter that Jervis didn't read until she was nearly finished with college. His assistant Griggs assumed that he didn't need to be bothered. It isn't until his secretary guilts Griggs about Julie never being answered that Jervis is given the (at this point several inches thick) file of letters.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: Truly! Jervis originally thought to adopt Julie. When it's pointed out to him the [[MaliciousSlander potential PR problems]] of "adopting" a beautiful 18 year old he agrees to just pay for her education and living expenses. It becomes awkward when he later really does fall in love with her.



* SettingUpdate: Instead of the early 1910s of the novel the film is set in the early 1950s.

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* SettingUpdate: Instead of the early 1910s of the novel the film is set in the early 1950s.1950s.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Leslie Caron is Leslie Caron, but she's shown wearing plain, serviceable clothing until she arrives at college and gets a new wardrobe of designer outfits.
* UriahGambit: Not really, but called this by name. When a boy interested in Julie has a job in South Africa falls though Jervis is eager to give him a job in the Pendleton tin mines in Bolivia. When his friend Alex find out he cites the story accusingly.
* VoiceoverLetter: Several times, for Julie's letters.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jervis's friend Alex puts up with a lot from him. But when he thinks that Pendleton has exploited Julie's naiveté and gratitude to start a relationship he's furious. When Jervis protests that she doesn't know he's her sponsor he points out that she knows he's a millionaire and 30 years older and that's enough to make it an unacceptably UnequalPairing.
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* TheAllegedCar: The orphanage kindly lends Jervis a truck to go for help after his party's car breaks down. The American army left it after the war. No, not [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that war]]. The one [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI before that]].

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* TheAllegedCar: The orphanage kindly lends Jervis a truck to go for help after his party's car breaks down. The American army left it after the war. No, not [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that war]]. The one [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI before that]]. It literally falls to pieces as they come to a stop outside their destination.

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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton



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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton


Pendleton, secretly sponsoring the education of an orphan girl and them falling in love without her knowing he's her sponsor is the same. Everything else is different.




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* TheAllegedCar: The orphanage kindly lends Jervis a truck to go for help after his party's car breaks down. The American army left it after the war. No, not [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that war]]. The one [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI before that]].
* BeleagueredAssistant: Pendleton's assistant Griggs puts up with his boss playing the drums while he tries to get instructions about stock.


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* OrphanageOfLove: The orphanage Julie grows up in doesn't have enough money but everyone clearly loves the children and takes as good care of them as they can.

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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name.



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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name.


name. The basic plot of a wealthy man, Jervis Pendleton





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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The opening scene is a guide giving a tour of the Pendleton Gallery, which contains portraits of Pendletons of the past. A Whistler of his grandfather, a Sargent of his father, and a cheerful cubist portrait of himself. Paired with the swing music blasting from his office when the door is opened it gives you a pretty accurate idea of him before we see him on-screen.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Jervis makes sure Julie is dressed very, very well when he sends her to college. To the point where her wealthy roommates beg to be allowed to borrow something from her trunkfuls of dresses.

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* AdaptationNameChange: "Judy" in the novel is now "Julie".
* SettingUpdate: Instead of the early 1910s the film is set in the early 1950s.

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* AdaptationNameChange: "Judy" in of the novel is now "Julie".
* AdaptationalNationality: Julie is played by the very French Leslie Caron.
* GorgeousPeriodDress:
* MayDecemberRomance: Fred Astaire was 55 when filming and his character about the same age. Leslie Caron was 24 playing a girl between 18 and 22.
* SettingUpdate: Instead of the early 1910s of the novel the film is set in the early 1950s.
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Daddy Long Legs is a loose ([[InNameOnly very loose]]) movie musical adaptation of the 1912 Jean Webster novel of the same name.



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* AdaptationNameChange: "Judy" in the novel is now "Julie".
* SettingUpdate: Instead of the early 1910s the film is set in the early 1950s.

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