The film kicks off with a spectacular car crash in the California desert. Before the reckless driver, "Smiler" Grogan (Jimmy Durante), "kicks the bucket," he reveals a secret to a group of mismatched witnesses: he buried in stolen cash under a "Big W" in Santa Rosita State Park.

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The story kicks off when a dying thief, Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), reveals to a group of passing motorists that $350,000 is buried in a Santa Rosita park under a "Big W". This confession triggers a frantic, cross-state race as the strangers abandon their morals and sanity to reach the loot first, all while being secretly monitored by the retiring police chief T.G. Culpepper (Spencer Tracy). Why It Works The Ultimate Ensemble: The cast is a "who's who" of 1960s comedy, featuring Milton Berle Sid Caesar Ethel Merman Mickey Rooney Jonathan Winters Phil Silvers , plus legendary cameos from The Three Stooges Jerry Lewis Buster Keaton Spectacle & Stunts:

Long before CGI, the film relied on massive practical effects, including wild car chases and a climactic, destructive sequence on a fire truck ladder. Satire of Greed:

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