The Producers (1967 film) replied that Wilder was "a natural comic, you look like Harpo Marx," and said he would cast him as Leo Bloom once he finished the then-titled "Springtime for Hitler." When production arrived, Peter Sellers accepted an invitation to play Leo Bloom, but he never contacted again, so Brooks remembered Wilder, who was about to make his film debut in "Bonnie and Clyde." Wilder received the script to "The Producers" as Brooks visited him backstage during a performance of "Luv," and his co-star Renée Taylor was brought for a brief appearance as Eva Braun. Dustin Hoffman was originally cast as Liebkind.
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