Mad Animals
Directed by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by	Ivo Perilli Ettore Maria Margadonna Gaetano Campanile-Mancini Achille Campanile Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Produced by	Carlo José Bassoli Gustavo Lombardo
Starring	Totò Luisa Ferida Calisto Bertramo Lilia Dale
Cinematography	Otello Martelli
Edited by	Giacinto Solito
Music by	Ezio Carabella Luigi Colacicchi
Production company	Titanus Film
Distributed by	ODIT
Release date	April 1939
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Mad Animals (Italian:Animali pazzi) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Totò, Luisa Ferida and Calisto Bertramo.^[1] It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome.

Plot

Baron Tolomeo dei Tolemei is about to receive the inheritance of a relative, just died. The legacy, however, as he wants the will, must go in part to finance a medical structure for crazy animals. Only then Baron Tolomeo may have the rich heritage. The affair proves complicated, because Tolomeo has a love affair with the beautiful Maria Luisa. The troubles continue when in life of Tolomeo breaks his poor twin-brother Antonio, physically like him, who secretly falls in love with Maria Luisa.

Cast

• Totò as Barone Tolomeo dei Tolomei/His brother
• Luisa Ferida as Maria Luisa
• Calisto Bertramo as Fabrizio, il maggiordomo
• Lilia Dale as Ninetta
• Dina Perbellini as La direttrice dell'ospedale degli animali
• Bianca Stagno Bellincioni as Zia Elisa
• Claudio Ermelli as Il notaio
• Raffaele Giachini as Il pretendente
• Cesare Polacco as Il creditore
• Pina Gallini as La proprietaria del cavallo pazzo