Critic's Choice

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

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.

Bob Hope

(Parker Ballantine)

Lucille Ball

(Angela Ballantine)

Marilyn Maxwell

Rip Torn

Jessie Royce Landis

(Charlotte Orr aka Charlie)

John Dehner

(S.P. Champlain)

Jim Backus

(Dr. William Von Hagedorn)

Ricky Kelman

(John Ballantine)

Dorothy Green

(Mrs. Margaret Champlain)

Marie Windsor

Joseph Gallison

(Philip "Phil" Yardley)

Joan Shawlee

Richard Deacon

(Harvey Rittenhouse)

Jerome Cowan

(Joe Rosenfield)

Donald Losby

(Geoffrey Von Hagedorn)

Lurene Tuttle

(Mother in "Sisters Three")

Ernestine Wade

Stanley Adams

John Alban

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Leon Alton

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Pamela Austin

(Daughter (uncredited))

Walter Bacon

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Bill Baldwin

(Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited))

Brandon Beach

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Kathy Bennett

(Daughter (uncredited))

Mary Benoit

(Woman (uncredited))

Willie Bloom

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Nesdon Booth

(Man (uncredited))

Paul Bradley

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Tex Brodus

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Joe Brooks

(Catcher (uncredited))

Ivan Browning

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Theona Bryant

(Beauty Operator (uncredited))

Robert Buckingham

(Spectator (uncredited))

Judy Cannon

(Spectator (uncredited))

Ahna Capri

(Daughter (uncredited))

Gordon Carveth

(Spectator (uncredited))

Louis Cavalier

(Little League Rooter (uncredited))

Dick Cherney

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Beulah Christian

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Charles Cirillo

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Michael Cirillo

(Spectator (uncredited))

Stephen Coit

(Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited))

Bud Cokes

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Paul Cristo

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Oliver Cross

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Lillian Culver

(Woman (uncredited))

Russell Custer

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Roy Damron

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Richard Davies

(Spectator (uncredited))

Harry Denny

(Spectator (uncredited))

George DeNormand

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Mimi Dillard

(Maid (uncredited))

Richard Durham

(Robert DeMartin (uncredited))

Leoda Richards

(Lady On Airport Escelator)

Grace Lee Whitney