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Critic's Choice (1963)

APPROVED 100 min  -  Comedy  -   13 April 1963 (USA)
5.6
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Bob Hope is a New York theater critic and his wife (Lucille Ball in their final motion picture pairing) writes a play that may or may not be very good... See full summary »

Director:

Don Weis

Writers:

Ira Levin (play), Jack Sher

Stars:

Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Marilyn Maxwell
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Hope ...
Lucille Ball ...
Marilyn Maxwell Marilyn Maxwell ...
Rip Torn ...
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
Ricky Kelman 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 Donald Losby ...
Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
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Storyline

Bob Hope is a New York theater critic and his wife (Lucille Ball in their final motion picture pairing) writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Hope must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage. Based on the Broadway play by Ira Levin. Written by laird-3  

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Director | Psychologist | New York City | Theater Critic | Jealousy  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I proti nyhta tou gamou See more »

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The collage of stylized posters for Broadway plays (The Music Man, Life With Father, Fanny, Gypsy, Camelot) that appeared under the opening credits, were all productions that had (or in the case of Camelot, would later be) filmed by Warner Bros. See more »

Quotes

John Ballantine: For the record, Sisters Three was written by Angela Ballantine, directed by Dion Kapakos, and produced by mistake.
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Connections

Referenced in "What's My Line?: Episode dated 5 May 1963" (1963) See more »