Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

1919•1h 25m•6.7/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

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6.7/10(19)

Wealthy Jarvis 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.

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Production

Mary Pickford Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Judy Abbott

Milla Davenport

Mrs. Lippett

Percy Haswell

Percy Haswell

Miss Pritchard (as Miss Percy Haswell)

Fay Lemport

Angelina

Mahlon Hamilton

Mahlon Hamilton

Jarvis Pendleton

Lillian Langdon

Lillian Langdon

Mrs. Pendleton

Betty Bouton

Betty Bouton

Julia Pendleton

Audrey Chapman

Sallie McBride

Marshall Neilan

Marshall Neilan

Jimmie Mc Bride (as Marshall A. Neilan)

Joan Marsh

Joan Marsh

(uncredited)

Carrie Clark Ward

Carrie Clark Ward

Mrs. Semple (as Carrie Clark Warde)

Wesley Barry

Wesley Barry

Orphan Boy (uncredited)

Jeanne Carpenter

Jeanne Carpenter

(uncredited)

Estelle Evans

Estelle Evans

(uncredited)

Fred Huntley

Fred Huntley

(uncredited)

Frankie Lee

Frankie Lee

(uncredited)

True Eames Boardman

True Eames Boardman

Orphan Boy (uncredited)

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