

Critic's Choice
1 hour 40 minutes1963-02-24
5.5
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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.
Cast

Bob Hope
Parker Ballantine

Lucille Ball
Angela Ballantine

Marilyn Maxwell
Ivy London

Rip Torn
Dion Kapakos

Jessie Royce Landis
Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

John Dehner
S.P. Champlain

Jim Backus
Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Ricky Kelman
John Ballantine

Dorothy Green
Mrs. Margaret Champlain

Marie Windsor
Sally Orr

Joseph Gallison
Philip "Phil" Yardley

Joan Shawlee
Marge Orr

Richard Deacon
Harvey Rittenhouse

Jerome Cowan
Joe Rosenfield

Donald Losby
Geoffrey Von Hagedorn

Lurene Tuttle
Mother in "Sisters Three"

Ernestine Wade
Thelma

Stanley Adams
Bartender

John Alban
Audience Member (uncredited)

Leon Alton
Audience Member (uncredited)

Pamela Austin
Daughter (uncredited)

Walter Bacon
Audience Member (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Brandon Beach
Audience Member (uncredited)

Kathy Bennett
Daughter (uncredited)

Mary Benoit
Woman (uncredited)

Willie Bloom
Audience Member (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth
Man (uncredited)

Paul Bradley
Audience Member (uncredited)

Tex Brodus
Audience Member (uncredited)

Joe Brooks
Catcher (uncredited)

Ivan Browning
Audience Member (uncredited)

Theona Bryant
Beauty Operator (uncredited)

Robert Buckingham
Spectator (uncredited)

Judy Cannon
Spectator (uncredited)

Ahna Capri
Daughter (uncredited)

Gordon Carveth
Spectator (uncredited)

Louis Cavalier
Little League Rooter (uncredited)

Dick Cherney
Audience Member (uncredited)

Beulah Christian
Audience Member (uncredited)

Charles Cirillo
Audience Member (uncredited)

Michael Cirillo
Spectator (uncredited)

Stephen Coit
Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)

Bud Cokes
Audience Member (uncredited)

Paul Cristo
Audience Member (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Audience Member (uncredited)

Lillian Culver
Woman (uncredited)

Russell Custer
Audience Member (uncredited)

Roy Damron
Audience Member (uncredited)

Richard Davies
Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Denny
Spectator (uncredited)

George DeNormand
Party Guest (uncredited)

Mimi Dillard
Maid (uncredited)

Richard Durham
Robert DeMartin (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Lady On Airport Escelator
