Critic's Choice
5.5
100 minutes
2/24/1963
Overview
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.
Cast List
Bob Hope
as Parker Ballantine
Lucille Ball
as Angela Ballantine
Marilyn Maxwell
as Ivy London
Rip Torn
as Dion Kapakos
Jessie Royce Landis
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
John Dehner
as S.P. Champlain
Jim Backus
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Ricky Kelman
as John Ballantine
Dorothy Green
as Mrs. Margaret Champlain
Marie Windsor
as Sally Orr
Joseph Gallison
as Philip "Phil" Yardley
Joan Shawlee
as Marge Orr
Richard Deacon
as Harvey Rittenhouse
Jerome Cowan
as Joe Rosenfield
Donald Losby
as Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene Tuttle
as Mother in "Sisters Three"
Ernestine Wade
as Thelma
Stanley Adams
as Bartender
John Alban
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pamela Austin
as Daughter (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
as Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Kathy Bennett
as Daughter (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
as Woman (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
as Man (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
as Catcher (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Theona Bryant
as Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Robert Buckingham
as Spectator (uncredited)
Judy Cannon
as Spectator (uncredited)
Ahna Capri
as Daughter (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Louis Cavalier
as Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Cirillo
as Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Coit
as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
as Woman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Roy Damron
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Richard Davies
as Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Denny
as Spectator (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
as Maid (uncredited)
Richard Durham
as Robert DeMartin (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Lady On Airport Escelator
Grace Lee Whitney
as Minor Role