Director George Roy Hill said he would have no trouble using a Dixie-land jazz band in a Roman coliseum film, if it fit – I’d pay good money to see it.
Sorry, my Dad was so proud of himself that he didn’t fall for the FBI segments. Later, he told me why: He found it hysterical that all the “agents” were wearing the same straw boaters and nearly identical suits, driving almost identical vehicles. He said it was like the conmen had never really seen an FBI raid except for in the movies, so that’s what they went with.
Anybody notice that Walston’s spiel stops during the “gutless cheat” sequence? I must’ve seen it twenty times before it hit me.