Daddy - Long - Legs

Through the intervention of a mysterious benefactor whom she names Daddy-Long-Legs, a high-spirted orphan girl leaves the tyrannical atmosphere of an orphanage to attend college and eventually graduate with honors. She must later choose between two men who love her, one of whom is her mysterious Daddy-Long-Legs.

A police officer finds a baby in a trash can and names her "Jerusha Abbott" The orphan, who comes to be called Judy, does what she can to stand up for the younger children. She leads a rebellion against being served prunes with every meal and steals a doll from a selfish rich girl to lend to a dying orphan. Years later, a mysterious benefactor pays to send Judy to college.