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Basic facts

Original title Daddy Long Legs
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1955-08-29

Cast

Fred Astaire
Jervis Pendleton III / John Smith

Leslie Caron
Julie Andre

Terry Moore
Linda Pendleton, Jervis brorsdotter

Thelma Ritter
Alicia Pritchard

Fred Clark
Griggs

Charlotte Austin
Sally McBride

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Dialogue Coach
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Special Photographic Effects
Music Coordinator
Vocal Arrangement
Conductor
Assistant Choreographer
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Editor
Other Crew

Cast

Fred Astaire Jervis Pendleton III / John Smith
Leslie Caron Julie Andre
Terry Moore Linda Pendleton, Jervis brorsdotter
Thelma Ritter Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark Griggs
Charlotte Austin Sally McBride
Larry Keating ambassadör Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney Gertrude Pendleton, Jervis svägerska
Kelly Brown Jimmy McBride
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra som sig själva
- Ej krediterade:
Sara Shane Pat Withers
Numa Lapeyre Jean
Ann Codee Madame Sevanne
Steven Geray Emile
Percival Vivian professor
Helen Van Tuyl collegedekanus
Damian O'Flynn Larry Hamilton
Ralph Dumke Mr. Bronson
Joseph Kearns guide i Pendleton House
Larry Kent butler
Charles Anthony Hughes hotelldirektör
Kathryn Card Miss Carrington
Harry Seymour taxichauffören
J. Anthony Hughes budet
George Dunn chaufför
Janice Carroll atletisk dansös
Gertrude Astor kvinna på konstgalleriet
David Hoffman juvelerare
Paul Bradley andra juveleraren
Guy des Rochers den franske löjtnanten
Carleton Young styrelseledamot
Paul Power styrelseledamot
William Hines armésergeant
Frank Kreig fransk bonde
Bob Adler bud
Diane Jergens collegeflicka
Leslie Parrish (as Marjorie Hellen) collegeflicka
Lillian Culver frågvis kvinna på konstrunda
Kathryn Card Miss Carrington
Barrie Chase blond dansare i numret "Daydream"
Olan Soule biträdande hotelldirektör
Sayre Dearing man på konstgalleriet
Shirley Doble collegeflicka
Virginia Hunter collegeflicka
Eileen Maxwell collegeflicka
Lisa Montell collegeflicka
Liliane Montevecchi collegeflicka
Pat Sheehan collegeflicka
Tim Cagney föräldralös pojke
Michael McLean föräldralös pojke
Evelyn Rudie Codene, föräldralös flicka
John Carlyle student i numret "Sluefoot"
Kelly Gordon student i numret "Sluefoot"
Charles Tannen man i vit kostym i numret "Dancing Through Life"
James Conaty man på konstgalleriet
Pat Ferguson hisskötare
Ivis Goulding fin dam
Chester Hayes man vid examen
Bert Stevens man vid examen
Tim Johnson hotellvaktmästare
Kenner G. Kemp man på flygplatsen
Forbes Murray man på konstgalleriet
William H. O'Brien hotelluppassare
Hal Taggart mannen som kommer ut från hissen

Companies

Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Copyright Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1955-05-05
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1955
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2006

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 86615
Date 1955-08
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3465 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 127 minuter. Visningskopiorna nedklippta av distributören till 3175 m - 116 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.55:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3469 meter
Length in minutes 127 min


Original work

Original title Daddy-Long-Legs (Novel)
Author Jean Webster


Production location

1954-10-11 1955-02-10
Twentieth Century Fox Studios, 100201 Pico Boulevard, Century City Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA (studio 6)
Andrew Carnegie Mansion, 2 East 91st Street, Manhattan New York City, New York USA

Release dates

First showing 1955-05-04 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 126 min
Other showing 1955-05-05 Roxy Theatre New York City, New York USA 126 min
Release in Sweden 1955-08-29 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 116 min
TV showing 1973-04-27 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1986-03-07
1986-03-29
1993-03-08
DVD release 2006-08-16 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title History of the Beat
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Performed by Fred Astaire (trummor)


Original title C-A-T Spells Cat
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by Leslie Caron


Original title Daddy Long Legs
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by kör


Original title Welcome Egghead
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by kör


Original title Daydream Sequence (Mercer)
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by Thurl Ravenscroft (dubbar Fred Astaire som Texasmiljonär)
Danced by Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron
kör


Original title Dream
Composer Johnny Mercer (1944)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1944)
Sung by The Skylarks
Played by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
Danced by Fred Astaire (repris i slutet av filmen)
Leslie Caron (repris i slutet av filmen)


Original title Sluefoot
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by The Skylarks
Played by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
Danced by Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron
kör


Original title Something's Gotta Give
Composer Johnny Mercer (1955)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron


Original title Dancing Through Life
Composer Alex North (1955)
Danced by Leslie Caron


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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