irwin allen first venture into all star spectacle be one all star disaster . the story of mankind contain some of the most incredible casting decision of all time . virginia mayo a the blond cleopatra and dennis hopper chew the scenery with napoleon and peter lorre din on the scenery for week a nero and marie wilson a marie antoinette a a roadshow marilyn monroe and that just some of them . the film also be know for be the last film which feature all three of the marx brother though they all have different role . chico play a monk who be christopher columbus confidante and groucho euchres the indian out of manhattan island a peter minuit and and most astonishing of all and harpo marx a sir isaac newton who discover gravity when an apple conk him on the bean . hold all these portrayal together be a story where mankind itself be be judge . a super h bomb be about to be discover and let loose will do in the world population . it judgement day a come . but mankind have it advocate and detractor . speak for the prosecution be old scratch who be bring the bad out in man for century in the form of vincent price . but man have his good side a well and who good than ronald colman to demonstrate man at his most civilized best . colman and price plead their case before the judge play by cedric hardwicke . in those three individual you have some of the fine speaking voice the english language ever know . when the film be on them a they each bring out the exhibit for their case it a pleasure to listen to . then when the focus be on the individual story and you want to scream in agony . what be irwin allen driving at and i be still try to figure it out . be he deliberately camp it up with some of these cast decision . if it be satire and it just doesn not get off the ground . this be ronald colman farewell film and while it hardly something i would like to go out on and i can not think of any man who could have state the case for civilization any good . so when you see the story of mankind and fast forward through some of the exhibit and treasure every moment the advocate be before the judge .