Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

100 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 13, 1963

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.

Critic's Choice

100 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 13, 1963

Critic's Choice
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Critic's Choice
Directors Russell Llewellyn, Don Weis
Writers Jack Sher, Ira Levin

Cast

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)