The Pleasure of His Company

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Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter, and Lilli Palmer in The Pleasure of His Company (1961)

Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Fred Astaire

Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole

Lilli Palmer

Katharine Dougherty

Debbie Reynolds

Jessica Poole

Tab Hunter

Roger Henderson

Gary Merrill

James Dougherty

Charles Ruggles

Mackenzie Savage

Harold Fong

Elvia Allman

Mrs. Mooney

Eleanor Audley

Mrs. Thompson
(uncredited)

Herman Belmonte

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Jack Cardini

Jack Cardini
(uncredited)

Florine Carlan

Young Woman
(uncredited)

Pat Colby

Young Man
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Companion to Gay's Mother
(uncredited)

Margie Duncan

Young Woman
(uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Wedding Guest
(uncredited)

Jim Hagimori

Man
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Designer Edith Head appears in the opening scene of the movie (one of a select few appearances in film) directing alterations to Jessica's wedding dress at I. Magnin & Company, a luxury department store in San Francisco, California.

Goofs
When asked by James, Mr. Sanford tells him that Popo's plane leaves at 6:30. However, when everyone arrives at the airport to see Pogo off, the sign at the departure gate clearly shows the departure time as 4:30.

Quotes
Katharine Dougherty: [to their cook and all around house man] Toy, he was my FIRST husband, not my Number One husband.

Connections
Featured in Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)

Soundtracks
The Pleasure of His Company
Music by Alfred Newman
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

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you are dead wrong, this film was a delight...

PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY was a PLEASURE to watch from beginning to end and LILLI PALMER is totally ravishing and steals the show.. Fred may have been a bit too old and ditto Debbie but it worked anyway and it was charming, from beginning to end and Lilli was absolutely marvelous as usual..Charles Ruggles was hilarious as always and repeated his Tony award winning performance from the original stage play. I highly recommend this bright comedy and San Francisco,such a beautiful city, added to the pleasure of their company. This was not a musical and so Fred danced with his daughter and his wife as he should, a normal man, not a show dancer....but with grace and elegance as usual and he does sing a tiny bit while dancing with Lilli, his ex-wife whom he stills appears to be in love with, who wouldn't be. If you are looking for a Fred musical, look up one of the MGM or RKO films he did.