Daddy-Long-Legs (1964)
Dutch television adaptation of the English theatre musical 'Love from Judy' by Eric Maschwitz and Hugh Martin, based on the novel 'Daddy-Long-Legs' by Jean Webster. Jerusha Abbott, a girl growing up in the orphanage, is called to the headmistress where she hears that one of the orphanage's wealthiest regents has taken notice of her fate and wants her to study to be a writer. One condition is that Jerusha has to write him a short letter once a month, stating what progress she is making.
- Released
- 1964-11-14
- Genres
- Drama, Music, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Willy van Hemert
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Jenny Arean as Jerusha Abbott
- John van Dreelen as Jervis Pendleton
- Jacco van Renesse as Jimmy McBride
- Christine Ewert as Julia Pendleton
- Mien Duymaer Van Twist as Mrs. Pendleton
- Philippine Ackerlin as Sally McBride
- Caroline Kaart as Mrs. Grace Pritchard
- Lies de Wind as Mrs. Lippett
- Riek Schagen as Butterfly
- Donald Jones as Wilberforce
- Pierre Myin as Senator Parsons
- Jos Knipscheer as Cyrus Wykoff