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

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

1963/11/07 • $9,400,000 • Released • English

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
7.0
3h 12m

The biggest entertainment ever to rock the screen with laughter!

Overview

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.

Director : Stanley Kramer

Casts
Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

C. G. Culpepper

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

J. Russell Finch

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Melville Crump

Buddy Hackett

Buddy Hackett

Benjy Benjamin

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Mrs. Marcus

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Ding 'Dingy' Bell

Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

Sylvester Marcus

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Otto Meyer

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

J. Algernon Hawthorne

Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters

Lennie Pike

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Monica Crump

Dorothy Provine

Dorothy Provine

Emeline Marcus-Finch

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Second Cab Driver

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Tyler Fitzgerald

Ben Blue

Ben Blue

Biplane Pilot

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Union Official

Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Police Sergeant

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Detective Outside Chinese Laundromat

Barrie Chase

Barrie Chase

Sylvester's Girlfriend

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

The Mayor

William Demarest

William Demarest

Police Chief Aloysius

Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond

Ginger Culpepper (voice)

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Sheriff of Crockett County

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Detective at Grogan's Crash Site

Paul Ford

Paul Ford

Col. Wilberforce

Stan Freberg

Stan Freberg

Deputy Sheriff

Louise Glenn

Billie Sue Culpepper (voice)

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

First Cab Driver

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Fire Chief

Marvin Kaplan

Marvin Kaplan

Irwin

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Dinckler

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Jimmy the Crook

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Airport Manager

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Nervous Motorist

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Miner

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Lt. Matthews

Cliff Norton

Cliff Norton

Reporter

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Gertie - Switchboard Operator

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo

Madlyn Rhue

Madlyn Rhue

Secretary Schwartz

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage

Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Ray

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Driver run off highway

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

Airport Firemen #1

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Airport Firemen #2

Joe DeRita

Joe DeRita

Airport Firemen #3

Sammee Tong

Sammee Tong

Laundryman

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Smiler Grogan

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)

Doodles Weaver

Doodles Weaver

Hardware Store Clerk (uncredited)

Al Bain

Al Bain

Spectator (uncredited)

Stanley Clements

Stanley Clements

Reporter (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Spectator (uncredited)

Morey Amsterdam

Morey Amsterdam

Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

Matron (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Detective (uncredited)

John Clarke

John Clarke

Helicoper Pilot (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Patrolman / Police Radio Voice Unit F-14 (uncredited)

Nicholas Georgiade

Nicholas Georgiade

Detective at Grogan's Crash Site (uncredited)

Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris

Police Radio Unit F-7 (voice) (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

Policeman in Helicopter (uncredited)

John Indrisano

Hard Hat in Crowd (uncredited)

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Cop (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Crowd Member (uncredited)

Paul Sorensen

Hardhat in Crowd Next to Joe E Brown. (uncredited)

Lennie Weinrib

Lennie Weinrib

F-14 / Ladder Fireman (voice) (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Police Officer (uncredited)

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Third Cab Driver

King Donovan

King Donovan

Airport Official (uncredited)

James Flavin

James Flavin

Patrolman (uncredited)

Bobby Gilbert

Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes

Officer Sammy (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Jesse White

Jesse White

Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo

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