The Pleasure of His Company

June. 01,1961      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Just as San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is set to get married, her absentee father arrives, disrupting the household of his ex-wife. Is he there to break up the wedding? Or to steal back his ex-wife? Or is he finally ready to be a father after all these years?

Fred Astaire as  Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
Debbie Reynolds as  Jessica Poole
Lilli Palmer as  Katharine Dougherty
Tab Hunter as  Roger Henderson
Gary Merrill as  James Dougherty
Charles Ruggles as  Mackenzie Savage
Elvia Allman as  Mrs. Mooney
Eleanor Audley as  Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
Edith Head as  Dress Designer (uncredited)
Philippe Mareuil as  Doublure voix française de Tab Hunter

Reviews

Fairaher
1961/06/01

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Myron Clemons
1961/06/02

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

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Tayyab Torres
1961/06/03

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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Dana
1961/06/04

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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