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The Big W

Some cars and a truck are moving on a mountain road. The truck driver at the rear is toting a large load. Suddenly, there’s a speeding car coming from somewhere. It misses a turn, and goes flying into the air. It falls and crashes at the bottom of the mountain. The driver of the car is found to be an old man. The vehicles stop, then each driver descends to aid the injured man who lies outside his car very staid. When they reach him, the dying man has a confession about a large sum of money in his possession. Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in money was stolen some years before in a bank robbery. Buried near a big “W” where only he knows, he tells them all where to find it just before he goes. It can be found in a park in Santa Rosita. It’s a town located in Southern California. The location of the money is an unsolved case. Soon, the police arrive to ask questions at the place. All of them deny knowing what the old man had said. They keep it a secret now that the old man is dead. Although they agree to divide the buried money, they all could not decide how to share it evenly. Nothing was decided that would be equitable, so the greedy persons dash out on a mad scramble. Each one gets back in their vehicles to move that day and be the first one to the treasure that’s far away. The police now track the people wherever they go. The law suspects they know the location of the dough. Detective Captain Culpepper working on this case obtains information about each one in their place. Some strange predicaments are a result of this chase. There are many funny situations they will face. Based on the 1963 film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 1/17/2011 7:32:00 AM
funny...I don't think I have seen this movie either. need to watch it.
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Date: 1/17/2011 1:49:00 AM
What a super poem! I can't wait for the next installment!
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Date: 1/16/2011 11:05:00 PM
ok, what happens next...... , that was great
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