Critic's Choice

Feb 24, 1963

1h 40m

★ 5.6

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic's Choice Trailers

Cast

Parker Ballantine

Bob Hope

Angela Ballantine

Lucille Ball

Ivy London

Marilyn Maxwell

Dion Kapakos

Rip Torn

Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

Jessie Royce Landis

S.P. Champlain

John Dehner

Dr. William Von Hagedorn

Jim Backus

John Ballantine

Ricky Kelman

Mrs. Margaret Champlain

Dorothy Green

Sally Orr

Marie Windsor

Philip "Phil" Yardley

Joseph Gallison

Marge Orr

Joan Shawlee

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