The Pleasure Of His Company

Fred Astaire did not make very many nonmusical films. This was his second after ON THE BEACH, and it felt like a musical without the songs and dances. The original play role was done by Cyril Ritchard, and although it was not a hugh success in New York or London, it remains an enduring play that is often seen in little theaters, dinner theaters, and, because the content is so squeaky clean, at schools. Astaire is a playboy who returns to San Francisco after not having been there or seen his daughter, Reynolds, for 15 years. She had forgotten how suave her dad was and is now immensely captivated by his charm, which eludes his former wife, Palmer. It's just a few day...