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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Release: 1963-11-07 ·Runtime: 192m ·★ 7.0
Action Adventure Comedy Crime

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists
Casey Productions

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Sterling Holloway Sterling Holloway as Fire Chief Charles Lane Charles Lane as Airport Manager Arnold Stang Arnold Stang as Ray King Donovan King Donovan as Airport Official (uncredited) Marvin Kaplan Marvin Kaplan as Irwin Madlyn Rhue Madlyn Rhue as Secretary Schwartz Roy Roberts Roy Roberts as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Second Cab Driver Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy as C. G. Culpepper Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Jimmy the Crook Carl Reiner Carl Reiner as Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo Jimmy Durante Jimmy Durante as Smiler Grogan Lennie Weinrib Lennie Weinrib as F-14 / Ladder Fireman (voice) (uncredited) Jack Benny Jack Benny as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) Nicholas Georgiade Nicholas Georgiade as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site (uncredited) Robert Karnes Robert Karnes as Officer Sammy (uncredited) Chick Chandler Chick Chandler as Detective Outside Chinese Laundromat Barrie Chase Barrie Chase as Sylvester's Girlfriend Norman Fell Norman Fell as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site Nick Stewart Nick Stewart as Driver run off highway Moe Howard Moe Howard as Airport Firemen #1 Stacy Harris Stacy Harris as Police Radio Unit F-7 (voice) (uncredited) Charles Sherlock Charles Sherlock as Crowd Member (uncredited) Sid Caesar Sid Caesar as Melville Crump Buddy Hackett Buddy Hackett as Benjy Benjamin Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney as Ding 'Dingy' Bell Dorothy Provine Dorothy Provine as Emeline Marcus-Finch Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as The Mayor Al Bain Al Bain as Spectator (uncredited) Mike Mazurki Mike Mazurki as Miner Cliff Norton Cliff Norton as Reporter Morey Amsterdam Morey Amsterdam as Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited) James Flavin James Flavin as Patrolman (uncredited) Harry Lauter Harry Lauter as Police Dispatcher (uncredited) Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters as Lennie Pike Zasu Pitts Zasu Pitts as Gertie - Switchboard Operator Joe DeRita Joe DeRita as Airport Firemen #3 Tom Kennedy Tom Kennedy as Traffic Cop (uncredited) Jesse White Jesse White as Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo Alan Carney Alan Carney as Police Sergeant Larry Fine Larry Fine as Airport Firemen #2 Doodles Weaver Doodles Weaver as Hardware Store Clerk (uncredited) John Clarke John Clarke as Helicoper Pilot (uncredited) Sammee Tong Sammee Tong as Laundryman Ethel Merman Ethel Merman as Mrs. Marcus Selma Diamond Selma Diamond as Ginger Culpepper (voice) Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Dinckler Don Knotts Don Knotts as Nervous Motorist Charles McGraw Charles McGraw as Lt. Matthews Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas as J. Algernon Hawthorne Ben Blue Ben Blue as Biplane Pilot Peter Falk Peter Falk as Third Cab Driver Milton Berle Milton Berle as J. Russell Finch Dick Shawn Dick Shawn as Sylvester Marcus Edie Adams Edie Adams as Monica Crump Joe E. Brown Joe E. Brown as Union Official William Demarest William Demarest as Police Chief Aloysius Paul Ford Paul Ford as Col. Wilberforce Stan Freberg Stan Freberg as Deputy Sheriff Leo Gorcey Leo Gorcey as First Cab Driver Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited) Stanley Clements Stanley Clements as Reporter (uncredited) Don C. Harvey Don C. Harvey as Policeman in Helicopter (uncredited) Andy Devine Andy Devine as Sheriff of Crockett County Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins as Cop (uncredited) Jim Backus Jim Backus as Tyler Fitzgerald Phil Silvers Phil Silvers as Otto Meyer