Movie Details
Original Language:Dutch
Production Companies:NCRV
Cast & Crew
W
Willy van Hemert
Director
E
Eric Maschwitz
Theatre Play
E
Eric Maschwitz
Musical
J
Jean Webster
Novel
M
Martin Gray
Musical
H
Hugh Martin
Music
Daddy-Long-Legs
DirectorWilly 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.
