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The Pleasure of His Company

1961 1h 55m Comedy List
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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 prepares to marry a California rancher (Tab Hunter). Though Pogo's ex-wife (Lilli Palmer) remains unimpressed, Jessica quickly falls for her father's charismatic offensive. Soon, however, his reappearance causes complications for the bride-to-be, and she must decide whether or not to go ahead with the wedding.

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steve d Cute but not especially memorable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member good ole fashoned rom-com Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Misclassified as a comedy, The Pleasure of His Company is a surprisingly subtle drama about absentee fatherhood. The actors are prefectly cast: Fred Astaire as the globe-trotting partyman, Lili Palmer as the feisty exasperated ex-wife, and Debbie Reynolds the enthusiastic engaged daughter. The complicated emotional vibes will turn off those who are expecting light farce and the spoonful of sugar those expecting hard-hitting drama, but this isn't a bad experience for the rest of us. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Sweet and only slightly creepy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Utterly charming comedy with just a twinge of the bittersweet. Fred and Lili are wonderfully continental, Debbie sweet and Charlie Ruggles marvelously droll. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 prepares to marry a California rancher (Tab Hunter). Though Pogo's ex-wife (Lilli Palmer) remains unimpressed, Jessica quickly falls for her father's charismatic offensive. Soon, however, his reappearance causes complications for the bride-to-be, and she must decide whether or not to go ahead with the wedding.
Director
George Seaton
Producer
William Perlberg
Screenwriter
Samuel A. Taylor
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 55m