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Director:
Writers:
Phoebe Ephron (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
5 May 1955 (USA) more
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Plot:
On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
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A delicious French-American concoction more (27 total)

Cast

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Fred Astaire ... Jervis Pendleton III / John Smith
Leslie Caron ... Julie Andre
Terry Moore ... Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter ... Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark ... Griggs
Charlotte Austin ... Sally McBride
Larry Keating ... Ambassador Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney ... Gertrude Pendleton
Kelly Brown ... Jimmy McBride
Ray Anthony ... Himself (as Ray Anthony and his Orchestra)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Johnny Mercer had written lyrics for Fred Astaire to expound on the "History of the Beat," but in the release print, this number begins with Fred playing drums in his office. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jervis is about to play the drums for Griggs, his brushes suddenly turn into sticks between shots. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Miracle (2007) more
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11 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
A delicious French-American concoction, 30 January 2002
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Author: overseer-3 from Florida

I love this movie, have watched it countless times, never tire of it...except for one part: the dream sequence near the end. It's kind of tedious and I always fast forward it to the cute ending. I think it is neat that Fred wanted Leslie Caron for the part of Julie (Jerusha in the book) instead of Mitzi Gaynor. The movie would have been a dud with anyone else but Leslie in the ingenue role. She is just darling. The best scene is "Something's Gotta Give". That is one classy song and one classy scene. It has more sex appeal and chemistry than most modern romantic movies can muster.

Just one more note: Fred Clark and Thelma Ritter are quite funny, together and apart. I like the interplay between them and Fred's character Jervis, and some of the dialogue makes me burst out laughing each time I see it. Overall good 1950's musical. I liked it better than Funny Face because the character Audrey Hepburn played in that film rubbed me the wrong way. Leslie is just as sweet as a sugar plum fairy in contrast.

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