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1963 | 100m | English

(1224 votes)

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Popularity: 1 (history)

Director: Don Weis
Writer: Jack Sher
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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.
Release Date: Feb 24, 1963
Director: Don Weis
Writer: Jack Sher
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Keywords psychologist, critic
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 29, 2026
Entered: Apr 27, 2024
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Name Character
Bob Hope Parker Ballantine
Lucille Ball Angela Ballantine
Marilyn Maxwell Ivy London
Rip Torn Dion Kapakos
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 Sally Orr
Joseph Gallison Philip "Phil" Yardley
Joan Shawlee Marge Orr
Richard Deacon Harvey Rittenhouse
Jerome Cowan Joe Rosenfield
Donald Losby Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene Tuttle Mother in "Sisters Three"
Ernestine Wade Thelma
Stanley Adams Bartender
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 Minor Role
James Flavin Security Guard (uncredited)
Sam Flint Little League Rooter (uncredited)
George Ford Audience Member (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson Joe, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Mike Lally Audience Member at 'Sisters Three' (uncredited)
William Meader Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)
Jack Mower Audience Member (uncredited)
Sol Murgi Audience Member (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien Audience Member (uncredited)
Murray Pollack Audience Member (uncredited)
Tony Regan Party Guest (uncredited)
Clark Ross Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock Audience Member (uncredited)
Hal Smith Drunk (uncredited)
Ron Stokes Partygoer (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie Audience Member (uncredited)
Tom Wilson First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
Name Job
Jack Sher Screenplay
Ira Levin Theatre Play
Edith Head Costume Design
George Duning Original Music Composer
Don Weis Director
William H. Ziegler Editor
Edward Carrere Art Direction
William L. Kuehl Set Decoration
Stanley Jones Sound
Russell Llewellyn Assistant Director
Arthur Morton Orchestrator
Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
Max Factor Makeup Artist
Irma Kusely Hairstylist
Jean Burt Reilly Hairstylist
Charles Lang Director of Photography
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Frank P. Rosenberg Producer
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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 4 4 9 1
2024 5 7 10 4
2024 6 4 8 2
2024 7 6 19 1
2024 8 4 11 2
2024 9 2 3 1
2024 10 3 6 1
2024 11 2 6 1
2024 12 2 4 1
2025 1 3 8 1
2025 2 2 4 1
2025 3 2 2 1
2025 4 2 4 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 0 0
2025 9 0 1 0
2025 10 0 1 0
2025 11 4 7 0
2025 12 1 3 0
2026 1 1 5 0
2026 2 0 1 0

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