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The Pleasure of His Company is a 1961 comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds and Tab Hunter directed by George Seaton and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1958 play of the same name by Samuel A. Taylor and Cornelia Otis Skinner . Astaire was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance.
- $3,150,000
- William Perlberg
The Pleasure of His Company. Biddeford "Pogo" Poole (Fred Astaire), an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica (Debbie Reynolds), but he pops up again as she ...
- Comedy
- Fred Astaire
- George Seaton
The Pleasure of His Company: Directed by George Seaton. With Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter. Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.
- (816)
- Comedy
- George Seaton
- 1961-06-01
The Pleasure Of His Company ran for 474 performances during the 1958-59 season and author Cornelia Otis Skinner played the Lilli Palmer role. Skinner no doubt cast the rest of the Broadway production with Cyril Ritchard, Dolores Hart, Walter Abel, and George Peppard playing the parts that Astaire, Reynolds, Merrill, and Hunter play on screen.
Reviews; Dec 31, 1960 11:00pm PT The Pleasure of His Company Samuel Taylor's screenplay, based on the Broadway comedy Cornelia Otis Skinner and he concocted, is the sort of property that rises or ...
Jul 19, 2013 · It is a film that perfectly showcases why he was one of the best leading men in Hollywood and to show that he was more than just a song and dance man. As the years passed he would turn to more and more dramatic fare such as the Towering Inferno and Ghost Story. Debbie Reynolds plays the erstwhile daughter of the film, complimenting Astaire’s ...
Biddeford “Pogo” Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marry a California rancher. Though Pogo’s ex-wife remains unimpressed, Jessica quickly falls for her father’s charismatic offensive. Soon, however, his reappearance causes complications for ...
