Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 20m

Daddy Long Legs

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Director
Alfred Santell
Cast
Janet Gaynor as Judy Abbott Warner Baxter as Jervis Pendleton Una Merkel as Sally McBride John Arledge as Jimmy McBride Claude Gillingwater as Riggs Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Semple
Crew
S. N. Behrman — Writer Alfred Santell — Writer Sonya Levien — Writer Jean Webster — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookbased on play or musicalromance
Key Collaborators
Alfred Santell Director S. N. Behrman Writer Alfred Santell Writer Sonya Levien Writer Jean Webster Novel
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