Critic's Choice
1963-02-24Parker 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.

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.

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

Harvey Rittenhouse
Richard Deacon

Joe Rosenfield
Jerome Cowan
Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Donald Losby

Mother in "Sisters Three"
Lurene Tuttle

Thelma
Ernestine Wade

Bartender
Stanley Adams
Audience Member (uncredited)
John Alban
Audience Member (uncredited)
Leon Alton

Daughter (uncredited)
Pamela Austin
Audience Member (uncredited)
Walter Bacon

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Audience Member (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Daughter (uncredited)
Kathy Bennett

Woman (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
Audience Member (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Man (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Audience Member (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Catcher (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Theona Bryant
Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Buckingham
Spectator (uncredited)
Judy Cannon

Daughter (uncredited)
Ahna Capri
Spectator (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Louis Cavalier
Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Audience Member (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Cirillo

Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Stephen Coit
Audience Member (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Audience Member (uncredited)
Oliver Cross

Woman (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Audience Member (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Audience Member (uncredited)
Roy Damron

Spectator (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Maid (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Robert DeMartin (uncredited)
Richard Durham

Lady On Airport Escelator
Leoda Richards

Minor Role
Grace Lee Whitney

Security Guard (uncredited)
James Flavin

Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Audience Member (uncredited)
George Ford

Joe, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson

Audience Member at 'Sisters Three' (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Audience Member (uncredited)
William Meader

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
Harold Miller

Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery

Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Mower

Audience Member (uncredited)
Sol Murgi

Audience Member (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Audience Member (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Clark Ross

Audience Member (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo

Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock

Drunk (uncredited)
Hal Smith
Partygoer (uncredited)
Ron Stokes

Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey

Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie

First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
Tom Wilson