November 7, 1963 –
The comedy that features one of the largest collections of American comedians ever brought together, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, opened on this date. (Family lore has it that my father laughed so hard while watching this movie in the theatre that he fell out of his seat.)
For the intermission of the premiere engagement at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, the filmmakers recorded messages supposedly sent over police radios describing what was happening to various characters. These messages were played not only in the auditorium during the intermission but at the concession stand and even in the bathrooms.
