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Critic's Choice

"Everybody's 'choice' for a great big wonderful time!"

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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Cast & Crew

56 members

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Bob Hope

Parker Ballantine

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Lucille Ball

Angela Ballantine

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Marilyn Maxwell

Ivy London

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Rip Torn

Dion Kapakos

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Jessie Royce Landis

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

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John Dehner

S.P. Champlain

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Jim Backus

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

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Ricky Kelman

John Ballantine

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Dorothy Green

Mrs. Margaret Champlain

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Marie Windsor

Sally Orr

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Joseph Gallison

Philip "Phil" Yardley

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Joan Shawlee

Marge Orr

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Richard Deacon

Harvey Rittenhouse

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Jerome Cowan

Joe Rosenfield

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Donald Losby

Geoffrey Von Hagedorn

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Lurene Tuttle

Mother in "Sisters Three"

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Ernestine Wade

Thelma

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Stanley Adams

Bartender

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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)

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Walter Bacon

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Bill Baldwin

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

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Kathy Bennett

Daughter (uncredited)

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Mary Benoit

Woman (uncredited)

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Willie Bloom

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Nesdon Booth

Man (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

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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)

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Gordon Carveth

Spectator (uncredited)

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Louis Cavalier

Little League Rooter (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

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Beulah Christian

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Charles Cirillo

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Michael Cirillo

Spectator (uncredited)

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Stephen Coit

Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)

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Bud Cokes

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Paul Cristo

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Oliver Cross

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Lillian Culver

Woman (uncredited)

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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)

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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

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Grace Lee Whitney

Minor Role

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