Designer Edith Head appears in the opening scene of the movie (one of a select few appearances in film) directing alterations to Jessica's wedding dress at I. Magnin & Company, a luxury department store in San Francisco, California.
Features a starry cast that would have been impossible to assemble had the studio system not crumbled toward the end of the 1950s, which led each major studio to divest itself of its star roster. Only a few years earlier, Debbie Reynolds was locked into her MGM contract, Tab Hunter was an exclusive Warner Bros. star and Gary Merrill was ensconced at Fox. Only Fred Astaire and Lilli Palmer would have been in a position to freelance.
Charles Ruggles won the 1959 Tony Award for Supporting or Featured Actor in a Drama for "The Pleasure of His Company" and recreated his role in the movie version.