The Love Bug filming. The car was later given the name "Herbie" from one of Buddy Hackett's skits about a ski instructor named Klaus, who speaks with a German accent as he introduces his fellow ski instructors, who are named Hans, Fritz, Wilhelm, and Sandor. At the end of the skit, Hackett would say "If you ain't got a Herbie (pronounced ""hoy-bee"), I ain't going." Herbie's trademark "53" racing number was chosen by producer Bill Walsh, who was a fan of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Don Drysdale (Drysdale's jersey number, later retired by the team, was 53). Walsh also gave Herbie his
In the Name of the Law (1922 film) was generally well-received by the public. The film producers, however, had a grander scheme to generate even more revenue. They implemented a promotional strategy which teamed city police departments with local theater owners in order to mutually promote the film. In many cases, even the local merchants jumped on the promotional bandwagon. The film was titled "In the Name of the Law". It starred Ralph Lewis and a "superb cast." It depicted law enforcement in a new light. Police were no longer shown as bumbling stumblebums featured in the trendy comedic short subject films of the early part of the