A great scene from one of the classic Hollywood musicals, "Daddy Long Legs" (1955), starring Fred Astaire and [Gene Kelly's protégée] Leslie Caron. Still spry on his feet at 55, Astaire acquits himself well, with ballet dancer Leslie Caron, at 23, easily adapting to their dancing partnership. Johnny Mercer wrote the song "Something's Gotta Give" for his friend Astaire, and coaxed Astaire out of his self-imposed retirement after his wife died. Musicals were on the way out of vogue, and this is one of the last musicals of the Hollywood Golden Age. The successful team of Phoebe and Henry Ephron wrote the screenplay. Their daughter Nora Ephron went on to write "Silkwood," "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail," and many others. Talented family.

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