In good company
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | In good company |
| Original title | The Pleasure of His Company |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Seaton |
| script | Samuel A. Taylor |
| production | William Perlberg |
| music | Alfred Newman |
| camera | Robert Burks |
| cut | Alma Macrorie |
| occupation | |
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In pleasant company is an American feature film from 1961. The comedy is based on the 1958 play In the best company (original title: The Pleasure of His Company ) by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Samuel A. Taylor , who also wrote the screenplay.
action
Pogo Poole is an international playboy who has been hanging around the world for 15 years. When his daughter marries Jessica, he suddenly reappears with his family in San Francisco . His ex-wife Katharine is now married to Jim Dougherty. Jessica is delighted to see her father again and is carried away by his charm and sophistication. Katharine fears the worst, however, above all she fears that Pogo wants to prevent the wedding with the somewhat dull and naive, but very rich rancher Roger Henderson. Jessica also realizes very quickly that Henderson has little format compared to her father and the relationship begins to run into turmoil. When she even announces that she cancels the wedding, the disaster seems to have arrived and Pogo has reached its destination. Pogo just reacts differently than everyone expected. He makes sure that Jessica and Roger get together again and that the wedding can take place. The day after the wedding he disappears again.
Reviews
"Relaxed, amusing conversation with cleverly placed punchlines."
Awards
Fred Astaire was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1962 for Best Actor in a Comedy. The film also took part in the competition at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival .
literature
- Cornelia Otis Skinner and Samuel A. Taylor : In good company. Comedy (Original title: The Pleasure of His Company ). Arranged for German theaters by Alexander Lernet-Holenia . German by Erni Friedmann . Felix Bloch Erben, Berlin undated [stage manuscript]
Web links
- In good company in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In good company. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 23, 2017 .