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Critic's Choice

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Genres

ComedyRomance

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Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.571/10

Release Date

24 February 1963

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Parker Ballantine

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Angela Ballantine

Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

Ivy London

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Dion Kapakos

Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

John Dehner

John Dehner

S.P. Champlain

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Ricky Kelman

Ricky Kelman

John Ballantine

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Mrs. Margaret Champlain

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Sally Orr

Joseph Gallison

Joseph Gallison

Philip "Phil" Yardley

Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee

Marge Orr

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Harvey Rittenhouse

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Joe Rosenfield

Donald Losby

Donald Losby

Geoffrey Von Hagedorn

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Mother in "Sisters Three"

Ernestine Wade

Ernestine Wade

Thelma

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Bartender

John Alban

John Alban

Audience Member (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Leon Alton

Audience Member (uncredited)

Pamela Austin

Pamela Austin

Daughter (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Audience Member (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Brandon Beach

Audience Member (uncredited)

Kathy Bennett

Kathy Bennett

Daughter (uncredited)

Mary Benoit

Mary Benoit

Woman (uncredited)

Willie Bloom

Willie Bloom

Audience Member (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Nesdon Booth

Man (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tex Brodus

Tex Brodus

Audience Member (uncredited)

Joe Brooks

Joe Brooks

Catcher (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

Ivan Browning

Audience Member (uncredited)

Theona Bryant

Theona Bryant

Beauty Operator (uncredited)

Robert Buckingham

Robert Buckingham

Spectator (uncredited)

Judy Cannon

Judy Cannon

Spectator (uncredited)

Ahna Capri

Ahna Capri

Daughter (uncredited)

Gordon Carveth

Gordon Carveth

Spectator (uncredited)

Louis Cavalier

Louis Cavalier

Little League Rooter (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

Beulah Christian

Beulah Christian

Audience Member (uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

Charles Cirillo

Audience Member (uncredited)

Michael Cirillo

Michael Cirillo

Spectator (uncredited)

Stephen Coit

Stephen Coit

Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)

Bud Cokes

Bud Cokes

Audience Member (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

Paul Cristo

Audience Member (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

Audience Member (uncredited)

Lillian Culver

Lillian Culver

Woman (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Russell Custer

Audience Member (uncredited)

Roy Damron

Roy Damron

Audience Member (uncredited)

Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Denny

Harry Denny

Spectator (uncredited)

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mimi Dillard

Mimi Dillard

Maid (uncredited)

Richard Durham

Richard Durham

Robert DeMartin (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Lady On Airport Escelator

Grace Lee Whitney

Grace Lee Whitney

Minor Role

James Flavin

James Flavin

Security Guard (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Little League Rooter (uncredited)

George Ford

George Ford

Audience Member (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Joe, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Audience Member at 'Sisters Three' (uncredited)

William Meader

William Meader

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery

Ray Montgomery

Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Audience Member (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Sol Murgi

Audience Member (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Audience Member (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Murray Pollack

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tony Regan

Tony Regan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Clark Ross

Clark Ross

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Audience Member (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Audience Member (uncredited)

Hal Smith

Hal Smith

Drunk (uncredited)

Ron Stokes

Ron Stokes

Partygoer (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)

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