Daddy Langbein
(1955)
Regisseur:
Jean NegulescoSchauspieler:
Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating, Gertrude Astor, Barrie Chase, James Cromwell, Lisa Montell, Leslie Parrish, Pat Sheehan, Sara Shane, Evelyn Rudie, Liliane MontevecchiFred Astaire als charmanter Lebemann und Leslie Caron als sein hinreißendes Mündel, in einem der schönsten Musicals aller Zeiten, das durch seine zauberhaften Songs zum unvergessenen Klassiker wurde.
Der Film kommt so humorvoll und beschwingt daher, dass man kaum glauben möchte, dass die Dreharbeiten von einem traurigen Ereignis überschattet wurden: dem Tod von Fred Astaires Ehefrau. Immer wieder zog sich der Tanzstar zurück in seinen Wohnwagen, um seine Tränen vor den anderen zu verbergen. Als er dann wieder vor die Kamera trat, waren seine Augen jedoch oft noch gerötet und leicht geschwollen, was auch in einigen Szenen zu sehen ist.
Wealthy American Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, Julie Andre (Leslie Caron). He anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Her nickname for him, "Daddy Long Legs", is taken from the description of him given to Andre by some of her fellow orphans who see his shadow as he leaves their building. Several years later, he visits her at school, still concealing his identity. Despite their large age difference, they soon fall in love.
Wealthy American Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, Julie Andre (Leslie Caron). He anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Her nickname for him, "Daddy Long Legs", is taken from the description of him given to Andre by some of her fellow orphans who see his shadow as he leaves their building. Several years later, he visits her at school, still concealing his identity. Despite their large age difference, they soon fall in love.