Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.
Directed by Jean Negulesco
paris, france
orphanage
college
musical
love
millionaire
hidden identity
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Cast
Fred Astaire
Jervis Pendleton III
Leslie Caron
Julie Andre
Terry Moore
Linda Pendleton
Thelma Ritter
Alicia Pritchard
Fred Clark
Griggs
Charlotte Austin
Sally McBride
Larry Keating
Alexander Williamson
Kathryn Givney
Gertrude Pendleton
Kelly Brown
Jimmy McBride
Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony
Gertrude Astor
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Negulesco
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
William Reynolds
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Music Supervisor
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Johnny Mercer
Songs
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Fred Astaire
Choreographer
Alex North
Music
Roland Petit
Choreographer
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Kioko Scholtz
6.0★ · 12/13/25
So cute
So cute
Michaela
6.0★ · 12/17/23
Weird plot but cool dance sequences
Weird plot but cool dance sequences
Alex
4.9★ · 01/31/21
HELL FUCKING YEAH FRED ASTAIRE TEAR UP THAT DANCE FLOOR SHOW THOSE STUDENTS WHO THE FUCK IS THE BOSS
HELL FUCKING YEAH FRED ASTAIRE TEAR UP THAT DANCE FLOOR SHOW THOSE STUDENTS WHO THE FUCK IS THE BOSS
K
6.0★ · 05/16/20
I can’t help but wonder how a movie with a premise like this gets made, but I somehow still had fun watching it, so I guess there’s my answer.
I can’t help but wonder how a movie with a premise like this gets made, but I somehow still had fun watching it, so I guess there’s my answer.