James Curtis on It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World & His New Book
What does it take to make one of the greatest comedy movies in Hollywood history? This week on Tales From Hollywoodland, the crew welcomes acclaimed author and film historian James Curtis to discuss his new book, Comedy Is a Grim Business: The Making of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, an inside look at the creation of one of cinema’s most beloved comedy classics.
Directed by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kramer, the 1963 epic comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World brought together an extraordinary ensemble of Hollywood comedy legends, including Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle…
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