The Producers (1967 film) Glazier budgeted the film at $1 million, and sought financiers. Half the money came from philanthropist Louis Wolfson, who liked the idea of laughing at a dictator, and the remainder, along with the distribution, was arranged by Joseph E. Levine of Embassy Pictures. Levine's only condition was to change the title, as he felt many distributors would not carry a picture named "Springtime for Hitler." Brooks renamed it "The Producers," considering it ironic as "these guys are anything but producers." As Brooks "couldn't think of anybody to direct it," eventually he decided to take the task for himself, even though
In the Name of the Law (1922 film) 1900s e.g. Keystone Cops. This movie portrayed cops as enforcing the law while balancing their duties with the responsibilities of a raising a family. This became the main theme of the film. As the decades marched on, the movie was lost along with other films of the era. Even though the physical film was lost, the movie started to assume multiple identities. The film acquired labels such as police drama, sports film and a police drama starting baseball legend Honus Wagner. Even today, many websites refer to "In the Name of the Law" featuring Honus Wagner catching baseballs thrown from