The Pleasure of His Company is a 1961 English-language Comedy film written by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Samuel A. Taylor. The movie is directed by George Seaton and produced by William Perlberg. San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is marrying Napa Valley cattle rancher, Roger Henderson, and hopes her peripatetic father.. The pleasure of his company features Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter, Gary Merrill, Charles Ruggles and Marion Thompson. The music was composed by Alfred Newman. Cinematography was done by Robert Burks and editing by Alma Macrorie. The movie has a running time of 115 minutes. It was released on 1st June 1961. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Paramount Pictures.