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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.

Cast

Bob Hope

Played Parker Ballantine
Lucille Ball

Played Angela Ballantine
Marilyn Maxwell

Played Ivy London
Rip Torn

Played Dion Kapakos
Jessie Royce Landis

Played Charlotte Orr aka Ch…
John Dehner

Played S.P. Champlain
Jim Backus

Played Dr. William Von Hage…
Ricky Kelman

Played John Ballantine
Dorothy Green

Played Mrs. Margaret Champl…
Marie Windsor

Played Sally Orr
Joseph Gallison

Played Philip "Phil" Yardle…
Joan Shawlee

Played Marge Orr
Richard Deacon

Played Harvey Rittenhouse
Jerome Cowan

Played Joe Rosenfield
Donald Losby

Played Geoffrey Von Hagedor…
Lurene Tuttle

Played Mother in "Sisters T…
Ernestine Wade

Played Thelma
Stanley Adams

Played Bartender
John Alban

Played Audience Member (unc…
Leon Alton

Played Audience Member (unc…
Pamela Austin

Played Daughter (uncredited…
Walter Bacon

Played Audience Member (unc…
Bill Baldwin

Played Man on the Radio (vo…
Brandon Beach

Played Audience Member (unc…
Kathy Bennett

Played Daughter (uncredited…
Mary Benoit

Played Woman (uncredited)
Willie Bloom

Played Audience Member (unc…
Nesdon Booth

Played Man (uncredited)
Paul Bradley

Played Audience Member (unc…
Tex Brodus

Played Audience Member (unc…
Joe Brooks

Played Catcher (uncredited)
Ivan Browning

Played Audience Member (unc…
Theona Bryant

Played Beauty Operator (unc…
Robert Buckingham

Played Spectator (uncredite…
Judy Cannon

Played Spectator (uncredite…
Ahna Capri

Played Daughter (uncredited…
Gordon Carveth

Played Spectator (uncredite…
Louis Cavalier

Played Little League Rooter…
Dick Cherney

Played Audience Member (unc…
Beulah Christian

Played Audience Member (unc…
Charles Cirillo

Played Audience Member (unc…
Michael Cirillo

Played Spectator (uncredite…
Stephen Coit

Played Waiter at Sardi's (u…
Bud Cokes

Played Audience Member (unc…
Paul Cristo

Played Audience Member (unc…
Oliver Cross

Played Audience Member (unc…
Lillian Culver

Played Woman (uncredited)
Russell Custer

Played Audience Member (unc…
Roy Damron

Played Audience Member (unc…
Richard Davies

Played Spectator (uncredite…
Harry Denny

Played Spectator (uncredite…
George DeNormand

Played Party Guest (uncredi…
Mimi Dillard

Played Maid (uncredited)
Richard Durham

Played Robert DeMartin (unc…
Leoda Richards

Played Lady On Airport Esce…
Grace Lee Whitney

Played Minor Role
James Flavin

Played Security Guard (uncr…
Sam Flint

Played Little League Rooter…
George Ford

Played Audience Member (unc…
Thomas E. Jackson

Played Joe, the Stage Doorm…
Mike Lally

Played Audience Member at '…
William Meader

Played Audience Member (unc…
Harold Miller

Played First Nighter in Aud…
Ray Montgomery

Played Actor in 'Week End' …
Jack Mower

Played Audience Member (unc…
Sol Murgi

Played Audience Member (unc…
William H. O'Brien

Played Audience Member (unc…
Murray Pollack

Played Audience Member (unc…
Tony Regan

Played Party Guest (uncredi…
Clark Ross

Played Restaurant Patron (u…
Cosmo Sardo

Played Audience Member (unc…
Charles Sherlock

Played Audience Member (unc…
Hal Smith

Played Drunk (uncredited)
Ron Stokes

Played Partygoer (uncredite…
Arthur Tovey

Played Audience Member (unc…
Ralph Volkie

Played Audience Member (unc…
Tom Wilson

Played First Nighter in Aud…

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