Spirited farce featuring Bob Hope as a drama critic who faces a professional crisis when wife Lucille Ball writes a play and he must decide whether or not to review it. The dilemma sends Bob to a psychiatrist and his ex-wife for help., A ruthless broadway critic is forced by his scruples to write a bad review of his wife’s play., Ira Levin wrote the stage comedy Critic’s Choice as a good-natured retort to a comment made by critic Walter Kerr. In his essay How Not to Write a Play, Kerr noted that the worst possible scenario would involve a drama critic forced to review a play written by his wife (we should mention that Kerr’s own wife was noted playwright Jean Kerr). Levin utilized this very scenario, and the result was a Broadway hit. Less successful artistically was the 1962 film version, though with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as stars, the film couldn’t help but clean up at the box office. Hope portrays theatrical critic Parker Ballantine, while Lucille Ball plays his wife Angela. Feeling “useless,” Angela writes a play as a lark, then is amazed when it is optioned by a major producer. Parker does his best to get out of the responsibility of reviewing the play (which very well may be as bad as he thinks it is), but cannot escape the responsibility. Much of the verbal wit of the Levin original is sacrificed in favor of one-line quips; there is also an overabundance of gratuitous slapstick during a little-league game and the climactic “opening night” sequence. Still, Hope and Ball work together well as always., Lighthearted drama about a critic who has to review his wife’s new play. Juggling his career against marital ruin, he hits the bottle and seeks therapy – and the comfort of his first wife. Based on a stage play by Ira Levin, Lighthearted drama about a critic who has to review his wife’s new play. Juggling his career against marital ruin, he hits the bottle and seeks therapy – and the comfort of his first wife., A Broadway theater critic is forced to review a play penned by his wife, whom he has discouraged from writing.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Critic’s Choice ” ?
A: The main cast includes Bob Hope,Lucille Ball,Rip Torn,Marilyn Maxwell,Jessie Royce Landis,Jesse Royce Landis,John Dehner,Jim Backus,Ricky Kelman,Dorothy Green,Marie Windsor,Evan McCord,Richard Deacon,Joan Shawlee,Jerome Cowan,Donald Losby,Lurene Tuttle,Ernestine Wade,Emestine Wade,Stanley Adams,Ira Levin,Arthur Morton,William Ziegler,William L. Kuehl,Charles Lang,Edward Carrere,Edith Head,Jack Sher,William H. Ziegler.
Q: When Did the “Critic’s Choice” Released?
A: The Movie “Critic’s Choice” originally aired on 1963-05-31 and released in the year of 1963.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Critic’s Choice” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Critic’s Choice” ?
A: “Critic’s Choice” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
