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It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

1963

Stanley Kramer
Director

A group of eight people travelling in four separate vehicles witness the apparent suicide of a lunatic driver one morning up in the mountains. When they attempt to find out if the driver (Durante) is ok, he uses his dying words to inform them of a large amount of money which is buried in a park in California under "a big W". The group initially discuss in a half-reasonable manner on how to retrieve the loot and share it amongst themselves....but this plan is short-lived when it becomes apparant that it has become a every man for himself scenario and the race is on to get there first. What they don't realise is that the police are hot on their trail.

Classic comedy with a surprisingly big-star cast which is both long and enjoyable.

The DVD prints are cut by 50+ minutes, which accounts for some of the cast listed below being missing.

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7th November 1963
Cinema



2.55:1


2nd December 1963
Cinema





Spencer Tracy
Capt. T. G. Culpepper
Milton Berle
J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar
Melville Crump
Buddy Hackett
Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman
Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney
Ding Bell
Dick Shawn
Sylvester Marcus
Phil Silvers
Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas
J. Algernon Hawthorne
Jonathan Winters
Lennie Pike
Edie Adams
Monica Crump
Dorothy Provine
Emeline Marcus-Finch
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Second Cab Driver
Jim Backus
Tyler Fitzgerald
Ben Blue
Biplane Pilot
Joe E. Brown
Union Official
Alan Carney
Police Sergeant
Chick Chandler
Policeman Outside Ray & Irwin's Garage
(extended ver.)
Barrie Chase
Sylvester's Girlfriend
Lloyd Corrigan
The Mayor
William Demarest
Police Chief Aloysius
Andy Devine
Sheriff of Crockett County
Selma Diamond
Ginger Culpepper
Peter Falk
Third Cab Driver
Norman Fell
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Paul Ford
Col. Wilberforce
Stan Freberg
Deputy Sheriff
Louise Glenn
Billie Sue Culpepper
Leo Gorcey
First Cab Driver
Sterling Holloway
Fire Chief
Marvin Kaplan
Irwin
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Dinckler
Buster Keaton
Jimmy the Crook
Don Knotts
Nervous Motorist
Charles Lane
Airport Manager
Mike Mazurki
Miner
Charles McGraw
Lt. Matthews
Cliff Norton
Reporter
Zasu Pitts
Gertie - Switchboard Operator
Carl Reiner
Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
Madlyn Rhue
Secretary Schwartz
Roy Roberts
Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
(extended ver.)
Arnold Stang
Ray
Nick Stewart
Migrant Truck Driver
The Three Stooges
Firemen
Sammee Tong
Chinese Laundryman
Jesse White
Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
Jimmy Durante
Smiler Grogan
Joe DeRita
Fireman
Larry Fine
Fireman
Moe Howard
Fireman
Morey Amsterdam
Uncle Mike
Wayne Anderson
Extra
Gordon Armitage
Spectator
Phil Arnold
Garage Mechanic
Al Bain
Spectator
Al Beaudine
Spectator
Jack Benny
Man in Car in Desert
Paul Birch
Policeman
Lovyss Bradley
Matron
George Bruggeman
Observer at Airfield
Albert Cavens
Spectator
Dick Cherney
Detective
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Fireman
Stanley Clements
Reporter
King Donovan
Airport Official
Minta Durfee
Woman in Final Crowd
Roy Engel
Patrolman
James Flavin
Patrolman
Sig Frohlich
Air Traffic Controller
Nicholas Georgiade
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Rudy Germane
Police Officer
Bobby Gilbert
Spectator
Dann E. Hadzick
Extra
Stacy Harris
Police Radio Unit F-7
Don C. Harvey
Policeman in Helicopter
Al Haskell
Spectator
John Indrisano
Hard Hat in Crowd
Allen Jenkins
Cop
Robert Karnes
Officer Sammy
Tom Kennedy
Traffic Cop
Johnny Kern
Spectator
Lydia Komissarova
Spectator
Harry Lauter
Police Dispatcher
Ben Lessy
George (air club barman)
Bobo Lewis
Pilot's Wife
Jerry Lewis
Driver Running Over Hat
Tyler McVey
Police Radio Voice
Ralph Moratz
Spectator
Monty O'Grady
Observer Outside Laundry
Anthony Redondo
Spectator
Elliott Reid
Dr. Chadwick
Eddie Rosson
Eddie
George Russell
Spectator
Eddie Ryder
Air Traffic Control Tower Staffer
John Clarke
Helicopter Pilot
Jean Sewell
Woman in Migrant Truck
Barbara Pepper
Charles Sherlock
Crowd Member
Eddie Smith
(uncredited)
Cap Somers
Spectator
Paul Sorensen
Hardhat in Crowd Next to Joe E Brown.
Ray Spiker
Spectator
Max Wagner
Spectator
David Ward
Spectator
Doodles Weaver
Hardware Store Clerk
Lennie Weinrib
Firemen voices
Dalene Young
Extra
James Young
Helicopter Policeman
Ken Peters
Police Dispatcher
Unknown9736-1
Matron

History
Monday, 2nd December 1963 - Wednesday, 15th July 1964UKColiseum
Thursday, 16th July 1964 - Wednesday, 7th April 1965UKRoyalty Theatre
Wednesday, 11th November 1964 - Tuesday, 17th November 1964USAState
Thursday, 24th August 1967 - Wednesday, 4th October 1967UKColiseum
Wednesday, 28th October 1970 - Tuesday, 3rd November 1970USANorthwood Mall
Wednesday, 19th May 1971 - Saturday, 22nd May 1971USACapital Drive-In
Wednesday, 29th December 1971UKLondon Pavilion
Thursday, 28th March 1974 - Wednesday, 10th April 1974UKCasino
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