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Programme Information

Madcap chase comedy. A dying criminal gives a motley collection of characters some clues as to the whereabouts of his loot, triggering a chase in which all the participants are prepared to go to any lengths - even murder - to be first to the treasure. A hilarious black comedy with a cast of scheming, self-centred characters.

Keywords:

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1963) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Spencer Tracy	.... Capt. C. G. Culpepper
Milton Berle	.... J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar	.... Melville Crump DDS
Buddy Hackett	.... Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman	.... Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney	.... Ding 'Dingy' Bell

Supporting Cast:

Dick Shawn	.... Sylvester Marcus
Phil Silvers	.... Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas	.... Lt.Col. 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

Directors:

Stanley Kramer

Writers:

Tania Rose