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Duration: 100 min
Release date: 1963-02-24
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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.

Comedy Romance

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Bob Hope
Bob Hope
as Parker Ballantine
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
as Angela Ballantine
Marilyn Maxwell
Marilyn Maxwell
as Ivy London
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Dion Kapakos
Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
John Dehner
John Dehner
as S.P. Champlain
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Ricky Kelman
Ricky Kelman
as John Ballantine
Dorothy Green
Dorothy Green
as Mrs. Margaret Champlain
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor
as Sally Orr
Joseph Gallison
Joseph Gallison
as Philip "Phil" Yardley
Joan Shawlee
Joan Shawlee
as Marge Orr
Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon
as Harvey Rittenhouse
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
as Joe Rosenfield
Donald Losby
Donald Losby
as Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
as Mother in "Sisters Three"
Ernestine Wade
Ernestine Wade
as Thelma
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
as Bartender
John Alban
John Alban
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Leon Alton
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pamela Austin
Pamela Austin
as Daughter (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Bill Baldwin
as Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Kathy Bennett
Kathy Bennett
as Daughter (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
Mary Benoit
as Woman (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Willie Bloom
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Booth
as Man (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Tex Brodus
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks
as Catcher (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
Ivan Browning
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Theona Bryant
Theona Bryant
as Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Robert Buckingham
Robert Buckingham
as Spectator (uncredited)
Judy Cannon
Judy Cannon
as Spectator (uncredited)
Ahna Capri
Ahna Capri
as Daughter (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Gordon Carveth
as Spectator (uncredited)
Louis Cavalier
Louis Cavalier
as Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Dick Cherney
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Beulah Christian
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Charles Cirillo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Cirillo
Michael Cirillo
as Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Coit
Stephen Coit
as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Bud Cokes
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Paul Cristo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Lillian Culver
as Woman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Russell Custer
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Roy Damron
Roy Damron
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
as Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Harry Denny
as Spectator (uncredited)
George DeNormand
George DeNormand
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Mimi Dillard
as Maid (uncredited)
Richard Durham
Richard Durham
as Robert DeMartin (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
as Lady On Airport Escelator
Grace Lee Whitney
Grace Lee Whitney
as Minor Role
James Flavin
James Flavin
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Sam Flint
as Little League Rooter (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Joe, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Audience Member at 'Sisters Three' (uncredited)
William Meader
William Meader
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
as Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Sol Murgi
as Audience Member (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Murray Pollack
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Tony Regan
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Clark Ross
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Hal Smith
Hal Smith
as Drunk (uncredited)
Ron Stokes
Ron Stokes
as Partygoer (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
Ralph Volkie
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
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