‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ epic comedy film premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963)


Video: ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ trailer

(Thursday, November 7, 1963)It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, an epic comedy film about the madcap pursuit of a suitcase full of stolen cash by a colorful group of strangers, premiered tonight at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California.


Video: 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) - Movie' (10 clips)

Directed by Stanley Kramer, the film starred Spencer Tracy, Jonathan Winters, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, Dick Shawn Terry-Thomas, Jim Backus, William Demarest, Jimmy Durante, Peter Falk, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Paul Ford, Barrie Chase, Jack Benny, Buster Keaton, Tom Kennedy, Don Knotts and Norman Fell.


Video: ‘Telescope (CBC) for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Featuring Jonathan Winters-Part 1'


Video: ‘Telescope (CBC) for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Featuring Jonathan Winters-Part 2' (note: press preview of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World was held Nov. 3, 1963, at the Cinerama Dome)