The Pleasure of His Company：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

George Seaton

Writing Credits

Cornelia Otis Skinner
(play): Samuel A. Taylor
(play): Samuel A. Taylor
(screenplay)

Cast

Fred Astaire
Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole: Debbie Reynolds
Jessica Poole: Lilli Palmer
Katharine Dougherty: Tab Hunter
Roger Henderson: Gary Merrill
James Dougherty: Charles Ruggles
Mackenzie Savage: Harold Fong
Toy: Elvia Allman
Mrs. Mooney: Eleanor Audley
Mrs. Thompson: Herman Belmonte
Party Guest: Jack Cardini
Jack Cardini: Florine Carlan
Young Woman: Pat Colby
Young Man: Oliver Cross
Party Guest: Lucille Curtis
Companion to Gay's Mother: Margie Duncan
Young Woman: James Gonzalez
Wedding Guest: Jim Hagimori
Man: Stuart Hall
Fred - Party Guest: Edith Head
Dress Designer: Whitey Hughes
Ranch Hand: Helen Eliot Joyner
Woman: Robert Kenaston
Walter: Douglas Marland
Young Man: Lynne Martin
Young Woman: Hans Moebus
Wedding Guest: Francis Patrick Moran
Party Guest: Tony Regan
Party Guest: Ruth Rickaby
Fitter: Jeffrey Sayre
Party Guest: Michael Shaw
Young Man: Yuki Shimoda
Gardner: Norman Stevans
Party Guest: Bert Stevens
Party Guest: Lomax Study
Patron: Marion Thompson
Gay

Produced by

Gordon Cornell Layne
associate producer: William Perlberg
producer

Music by

Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

Robert Burks
director of photography

Editing by

Alma Macrorie
: Edward Warschilka

Art Direction by

Tambi Larsen
: Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
: Frank R. McKelvy

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair style supervisor: Wally Westmore
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Harry Caplan
assistant director: Donald Roberts
assistant director

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound: Hugo Grenzbach
sound: Joel Moss
sound recordist

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography: John P. Fulton
special photographic effects

Stunts

Whitey Hughes
stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Alfred Newman
conductor: Edward B. Powell
orchestrator: Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator: George Adams
music editor (uncredited): Laurindo Almeida
musician: guitar (uncredited): Victor Arno
musician: violin (uncredited): Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited): Frank Beach
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited): Benny Carter
musician: saxophone (uncredited): Mahlon Clark
musician: clarinet, saxophone (uncredited): John Clyman
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Irv Cottler
musician: percussion (uncredited): Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited): Harold Dicterow
musician: violin (uncredited): James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited): Ossip Giskin
musician: cello (uncredited): Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited): Louis Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited): Harry Klee
musician: saxophone (uncredited): Sidney Lazar
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Ray Linn
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Bernard Mayers
orchestrator (uncredited): Abe Most
musician: flute (uncredited): Vito Mumolo
musician: guitar (uncredited): Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited): Ted Nash
musician: flute (uncredited): Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited): Tommy Pederson
musician: trombone (uncredited): Eugene Poddany
orchestrator (uncredited): Gale Robinson
musician: french horn (uncredited): Jack Rose
musician: mandolin (uncredited): Jimmy Rowles
musician: piano (uncredited): Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited): Harry Schmidt
musician: french horn (uncredited): Sid Sharp
musician: violin (uncredited): Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited): Urban Thielmann
musician: celeste (uncredited): Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Fred Astaire
choreographer: Fred Bishop
dialogue coach: Hermes Pan
choreographer: Theodore Taylor
assistant to the producer