It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1963-11-07 United States of America 197 Min. PG-13
7 622 votes
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

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.

Cast

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