Well, now that I've talked about drums, Korean flicks and spinners, maybe I should talk about the actual film. Yeah babay! Spin! SPIN!! Oh sorry, I got carried away there. But if it's any consolation, she does a lot of twirls, and each time she does it, we see her dress fly up. We rarely get any closeups of the stars, which is a crime considering how stunningly beautiful the leading lady Leslie Caron is. My only gripe with this film is that it didn't seem to get personal enough. Now that I've seen the original, I appreciate both films. I watched "Daddy Long Legs" mainly because I really enjoyed the 2005 Korean remake "Kidari ajeossi" (which is not a musical). But if they're any indication, I'm going to start hunting for more. I'm not really a Fred Astaire Fan in fact, "Daddy Long Legs" and "Carefree" are the only two films of his that I've seen. Innovative dance routines like these are what made Fred Astaire so great and what make his movies so entertaining. It's one of those overlooked gems like his golf routine in "Carefree" (1938) where he does a little tap whilst driving a few 300-yarders. Drum fans, you have GOT to check out the opening number where Fred sings and dances while playing the drums (and he's really playing, too). Neil Peart, John Bonham, and Fred Astaire. Still, that catastrophic experience told me that I should leave the drumkit to the pros. (Summary by Wikipedia)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit tried playing the drums once. She illustrates her letters with childlike line drawings, also created by Jean Webster. The college is almost certainly based on the author's alma mater, Vassar College, judging from college traditions mentioned. With Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter. Because of this, she jokingly calls him "Daddy Long-Legs." She attends a women's college, but the name and location are never identified however, men from Princeton University are frequently mentioned as dates, so it is certainly on the East Coast. Daddy Long Legs: Directed by Jean Negulesco. Daddy Long Legs Poppy Playtime Animation shorts GamerJoob 268K subscribers Subscribe 20K 512K views 10 months ago In todays video I talk about what we could see from the new character. Jerusha catches a glimpse of the shadow of her benefactor from the back, and knows he is a tall long-legged man. However, she will never know his identity she must address the letters to Mr. Jerusha must write him a monthly letter, because he believes that letter-writing is important to the development of a writer. He will pay her tuition and also give her a generous monthly allowance. He has spoken to her former teachers and thinks she has potential to become an excellent writer. One day, after the asylum's trustees have made their monthly visit, Jerusha is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her way through college. At the age of 18, she has finished her education and is at loose ends, still working in the dormitories at the institution where she was brought up. Jerusha's unusual first name was selected by the matron off a grave stone, while her surname was selected out of the phone book. The children were wholly dependent on charity and had to wear other people's cast-off clothes. Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. LibriVox recording of Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster.
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