Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs (1931)

Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him, though she does not know that the man she has fallen for is her benefactor.

Data de estreia
1931-06-05
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (5)
Duração
1 h 20 min
Géneros
Comédia, Romance
Realizador
Alfred Santell

Elenco

Curiosidades

  • Baseado em: Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy Long Legs is a 1931 American pre-Code film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter. The story involves an orphan who is taken under the wing of a wealthy benefactor.

Production

Janet Gaynor had won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1928 and Warner Baxter had won the second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona by the time Daddy Long Legs was released. The screenplay was based on the stage play Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster.

Fox made French and Italian dubbed versions of the film and successfully sued a Dutch company for making a film based on the same material.

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