Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

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1963
1h 40m
5.5(13 votes)
Comedy
Romance

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.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

77 members
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Bob Hope

Parker Ballantine

Bob Hope
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Lucille Ball

Angela Ballantine

Lucille Ball
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Marilyn Maxwell

Ivy London

Marilyn Maxwell
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Rip Torn

Dion Kapakos

Rip Torn
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Jessie Royce Landis

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Jessie Royce Landis
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John Dehner

S.P. Champlain

John Dehner
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Jim Backus

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Jim Backus
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Ricky Kelman

John Ballantine

Ricky Kelman
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Dorothy Green

Mrs. Margaret Champlain

Dorothy Green
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Marie Windsor

Sally Orr

Marie Windsor
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Joseph Gallison

Philip "Phil" Yardley

Joseph Gallison
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Joan Shawlee

Marge Orr

Joan Shawlee
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Richard Deacon

Harvey Rittenhouse

Richard Deacon
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Jerome Cowan

Joe Rosenfield

Jerome Cowan
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Donald Losby

Geoffrey Von Hagedorn

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Lurene Tuttle

Mother in "Sisters Three"

Lurene Tuttle
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Ernestine Wade

Thelma

Ernestine Wade
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Stanley Adams

Bartender

Stanley Adams
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John Alban

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Leon Alton

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Pamela Austin

Daughter (uncredited)

Pamela Austin
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Walter Bacon

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Bill Baldwin

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
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Brandon Beach

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Kathy Bennett

Daughter (uncredited)

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Mary Benoit

Woman (uncredited)

Mary Benoit
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Willie Bloom

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Nesdon Booth

Man (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Tex Brodus

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Catcher (uncredited)

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Ivan Browning

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Theona Bryant

Beauty Operator (uncredited)

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Robert Buckingham

Spectator (uncredited)

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Judy Cannon

Spectator (uncredited)

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Ahna Capri

Daughter (uncredited)

Ahna Capri
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Gordon Carveth

Spectator (uncredited)

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Louis Cavalier

Little League Rooter (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Charles Cirillo

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Michael Cirillo

Spectator (uncredited)

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Stephen Coit

Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)

Stephen Coit
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Bud Cokes

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Lillian Culver

Woman (uncredited)

Lillian Culver
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Russell Custer

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Roy Damron

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Richard Davies

Spectator (uncredited)

Richard Davies
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Harry Denny

Spectator (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Mimi Dillard

Maid (uncredited)

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Richard Durham

Robert DeMartin (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Lady On Airport Escelator

Leoda Richards
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Grace Lee Whitney

Minor Role

Grace Lee Whitney
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James Flavin

Security Guard (uncredited)

James Flavin
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Sam Flint

Little League Rooter (uncredited)

Sam Flint
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George Ford

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Thomas E. Jackson

Joe, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson
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Mike Lally

Audience Member at 'Sisters Three' (uncredited)

Mike Lally
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William Meader

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)

Harold Miller
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Ray Montgomery

Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery
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Jack Mower

Audience Member (uncredited)

Jack Mower
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Sol Murgi

Audience Member (uncredited)

Sol Murgi
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William H. O'Brien

Audience Member (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
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Murray Pollack

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Tony Regan

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Audience Member (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
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Charles Sherlock

Audience Member (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
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Hal Smith

Drunk (uncredited)

Hal Smith
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Ron Stokes

Partygoer (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Audience Member (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
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Ralph Volkie

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie
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Tom Wilson

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

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