Daddy-Long-Legs
Directed by Willy van Hemert
Plot
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.
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Cast
Jenny Arean
Jerusha Abbott
John van Dreelen
Jervis Pendleton
Jacco van Renesse
Jimmy McBride
Christine Ewert
Julia Pendleton
Mien Duymaer Van Twist
Mrs. Pendleton
Philippine Ackerlin
Sally McBride
Caroline Kaart
Mrs. Grace Pritchard
Lies de Wind
Mrs. Lippett
Riek Schagen
Butterfly
Donald Jones
Wilberforce
Pierre Myin
Senator Parsons
Jos Knipscheer
Cyrus Wykoff
Elsje Roeselaar
Sadie Kate
Ab Hofstee
Walters
Ab Heydens
Gordon MacLintock