Watch Critic's Choice (1963) Official Trailer
Everybody's 'choice' for a great big wonderful time!
5.6 / 10 IMDb February 24, 1963 1h 40m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
February 24, 1963
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
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
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Donald Losby
as Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene Tuttle
as Mother in "Sisters Three"
Ernestine Wade
as Thelma
Stanley Adams
as Bartender
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John Alban
as Audience Member (uncredited)
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Leon Alton
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesCritic's Choice Official Trailer 1963
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