Daddy Long Legs (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Jean Negulesco |
| Producer(s) | Samuel G. Engel |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
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Daddy Long Legs (1955) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Samuel G. Engel.
Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Nominated |
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Daddy Long Legs (1955)
By Beatrice on Mar 21, 2016 From Flickers in TimeDaddy 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, howeve... Read full article
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
By Cameron on Nov 15, 2013 From The Blonde At The Film20th 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 full article
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
By Cameron on Nov 15, 2013 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: 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 an... Read full article
Questions from the Google: Daddy Long Legs and Judy Abbott age difference?
By Movies, Silently on Aug 1, 2013 From Movies SilentlyJust 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. Dadd... Read full article
Fun Size Review: Daddy Long Legs (1919)
By Movies, Silently on Jul 29, 2013 From Movies SilentlyShe 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 i... Read full article
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The lyrics for the song "Dream" were changed slightly for this film. The line "Things never are as bad as they seem" in the classic, and better known, version were re-written and sung as "Dreams are just as real as they seem" to allow Leslie Caron's character to have some hope that her dreams would come true.
The song "Texas Millionaire" is the only time Astaire's singing voice was ever dubbed. The dub vocals were performed by Thurl Ravenscroft, known mostly for being the voice of Tony the Tiger.
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