Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor & suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan While traveling through France Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron) whom he sends to college in America Two years later they finally meet face to face & start to fall in love But complications arise & their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet misguided attempt to do "the right thing" about their age difference Featuring imaginative production numbers & a Johnny Mercer score that
Includes:: the 1955 Oscar
- nominated hit for Best Song " Something&s Gotta Give" Daddy Long Legs is a song-filled blend of dance & fantasy for romantics of all ages