Overview:
Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marry a California rancher. Though Pogo's ex-wife 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.| Status: | Released (1961-06-01) |
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| Awards: | 2 nominations |
| Screen: | Cornelia Otis Skinner, Samuel A. Taylor |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 30181: Fred Astaire - Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
- 8857: Debbie Reynolds - Jessica Poole
- 27932: Lilli Palmer - Katharine Dougherty
- 76519: Tab Hunter - Roger Henderson
- 10608: Gary Merrill - James Dougherty
- 2436: Charles Ruggles - Mackenzie Savage
- 137582: Harold Fong - Toy
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- 26024: William Perlberg - Producer - Production
- 1308320: Gordon Cornell Layne - Associate Producer - Production
- 68645: Alma Macrorie - Editor - Editing
- 4981: Edward Warschilka - Editor - Editing
- 74692: Tambi Larsen - Art Direction - Art
- 5188: Hal Pereira - Art Direction - Art
- 7687: Sam Comer - Set Decoration - Art
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Review text:
There is something of the "Philadelphia Story" (1940) about this film. Debbie Reynolds is "Jessica" a San Francisco sophisticate who is about to marry hunky Texan cattleman "Roger" (Tab Hunter). Their wedding is all set when her absentee father "Pogo" (Fred Astaire) turns up and chao ....
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