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Critic's Choice

  • 1963
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.3K
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Jim Backus, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Rip Torn, John Dehner, Jessie Royce Landis, Ira Levin, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank P. Rosenberg, Jack Sher, and Don Weis in Critic's Choice (1963)
Trailer for this comedy starring Lucille Ball
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SlapstickComedy

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 m... Read allParker 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.

  • Director
    • Don Weis
  • Writers
    • Ira Levin
    • Jack Sher
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Lucille Ball
    • Marilyn Maxwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Don Weis
    • Writers
      • Ira Levin
      • Jack Sher
    • Stars
      • Bob Hope
      • Lucille Ball
      • Marilyn Maxwell
    • 26User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast99+

    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Parker Ballantine
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Angela Ballantine
    Marilyn Maxwell
    Marilyn Maxwell
    • Ivy London
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Dion Kapakos
    Jessie Royce Landis
    Jessie Royce Landis
    • Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • S.P. Champlain
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Dr. William Von Hagedorn
    Rickey Kelman
    Rickey Kelman
    • John Ballantine
    • (as Ricky Kelman)
    Dorothy Green
    Dorothy Green
    • Mrs. Margaret Champlain
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Sally Orr
    Joseph Gallison
    Joseph Gallison
    • Philip 'Phil' Yardley
    • (as Evan McCord)
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Marge Orr
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Harvey Rittenhouse
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Joe Rosenfield
    Donald Losby
    • Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
    Lurene Tuttle
    Lurene Tuttle
    • Mother in 'Sisters Three'
    Ernestine Wade
    • Thelma
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Bartender
    • Director
      • Don Weis
    • Writers
      • Ira Levin
      • Jack Sher
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    User reviews26

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Last of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together. The other three pictures were Fancy Pants (1950), Sorrowful Jones (1949), and The Facts of Life (1960).
    • Goofs
      The movie takes place in New York, but during the softball game, the famed Los Angeles Gas Works tank is clearly visible in the background.
    • Quotes
      • John Ballantine: For the record, Sisters Three was written by Angela Ballantine, directed by Dion Kapakos, and produced by mistake.
    • Crazy credits
      Ending: "The absolute End"
    • Connections
      Referenced in What's My Line?: Bob Hope and Lucille Ball (1963)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 13, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuando el corazón manda
    • Filming locations
      • William Mead Homes, 1300 Cardinal Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Apartments/baseball field)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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