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1963-02-24 · 100 min · ★ 5.6

Comedy · Romance

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.

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Directors
Don Weis
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bob HopeBob HopeParker Ballantine
Lucille BallLucille BallAngela Ballantine
Marilyn MaxwellMarilyn MaxwellIvy London
Rip TornRip TornDion Kapakos
Jessie Royce LandisJessie Royce LandisCharlotte Orr
John DehnerJohn DehnerS.P. Champlain
Jim BackusJim BackusWilliam Von Hagedorn
Ricky KelmanRicky KelmanJohn Ballantine
Dorothy GreenDorothy GreenMargaret Champlain
Marie WindsorMarie WindsorSally Orr
Joseph GallisonJoseph GallisonPhil Yardley
Joan ShawleeJoan ShawleeMarge Orr
Richard DeaconRichard DeaconHarvey Rittenhouse
Jerome CowanJerome CowanJoe Rosenfield
Donald LosbyGeoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene TuttleLurene TuttleMother in Sisters Three
Ernestine WadeErnestine WadeThelma
Stanley AdamsStanley AdamsBartender
John AlbanAudience Member (uncredited)
Leon AltonAudience Member (uncredited)

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