"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."
Bob Hope
as Parker Ballantine
Lucille Ball
as Angela Ballantine
Marilyn Maxwell
as Ivy London
Rip Torn
as Dion Kapakos
Jessie Royce Landis
as Charlotte Orr aka Charlie
John Dehner
as S.P. Champlain
Jim Backus
as Dr. William Von Hagedorn
Ricky Kelman
as John Ballantine
Dorothy Green
as Mrs. Margaret Champlain
Marie Windsor
as Sally Orr
Joseph Gallison
as Philip "Phil" Yardley
Joan Shawlee
as Marge Orr
Richard Deacon
as Harvey Rittenhouse
Jerome Cowan
as Joe Rosenfield
Donald Losby
as Geoffrey Von Hagedorn
Lurene Tuttle
as Mother in "Sisters Three"
Ernestine Wade
as Thelma
Stanley Adams
as Bartender
John Alban
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Pamela Austin
as Daughter (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bill Baldwin
as Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Kathy Bennett
Mary Benoit
as Woman (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Nesdon Booth
as Man (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Tex Brodus
Joe Brooks
as Catcher (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
Theona Bryant
as Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Robert Buckingham
as Spectator (uncredited)
Judy Cannon
Ahna Capri
Gordon Carveth
Louis Cavalier
as Little League Rooter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Beulah Christian
Charles Cirillo
Michael Cirillo
Stephen Coit
as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Paul Cristo
Oliver Cross
Lillian Culver
Russell Custer
Roy Damron
Richard Davies
Harry Denny
George DeNormand
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
as Maid (uncredited)
Richard Durham
as Robert DeMartin (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Lady On Airport Escelator
Grace Lee Whitney
as Minor Role
Don Weis
Director
Ira Levin
Theatre Play
Jack Sher
Screenplay
Stanley Jones
Sound
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Frank P. Rosenberg
Producer
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
George Duning
Original Music Composer
Irma Kusely
Hairstylist
Tyrus Wong
Art Department Assistant
Joan Joseff
Other
Jean Burt Reilly
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Max Factor