Bob Hope, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus

With his acid pen always at the ready, theater critic Parker Ballantine (Bob Hope) is never at a loss for words. That is, until his wife, Angela (Lucille Ball), writes a play of her own. Parker's resu...( read more  read more... )lting stress over whether to review Angela's work leads him to seek the advice of a psychiatrist (Jim Backus) and even his ex-wife. Rip Torn and Marilyn Maxwell star in this sharp adaptation of Ira Levin's play.

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Directed by: Don Weis

Release Date: December 31, 1963

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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007

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  • September 13, 2009
    I didn't really care for this. I probably wouldn't watch again.
  • October 31, 2008
    Mostly a series of cameos. A few sporadic laughs. Worth watching for fans of Hope and Ball, others might be bored.
  • October 17, 2008
    The plot was fairly good, but i am not a fan of the filming of this time period and I really disliked her husband in this film...

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