boarding school,orphan,silent film

Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Marshall Neilan
  • Profile picture of Mary Pickford
    Judy Abbott Mary Pickford
  • Profile picture of Milla Davenport
    Mrs. Lippett Milla Davenport
  • Profile picture of Percy Haswell
    Miss Pritchard (as Miss Percy Haswell) Percy Haswell
  • Profile picture of Mahlon Hamilton
    Jarvis Pendleton Mahlon Hamilton
  • Profile picture of Lillian Langdon
    Mrs. Pendleton Lillian Langdon
  • Profile picture of Betty Bouton
    Julia Pendleton Betty Bouton
  • Profile picture of Marshall Neilan
    Jimmie Mc Bride (as Marshall A. Neilan) Marshall Neilan
  • Profile picture of Joan Marsh
    (uncredited) Joan Marsh

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Keywords

  • boarding school
  • orphan
  • silent film