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) this movie is incorrectly listed as "The Discard" or "Discard". The mix-up might have occurred because filming started on "The Discard" in July 1922, which coincided with the July 9 premiere of "In the Name of the Law". Several websites claim Honus Wagner had a role in this film. The facts are - Pittsburgh Pirates retired baseball superstar Honus Wagner did not participate in any of the writing, production, direction nor did he have any major or minor roles in the production of the film. The confusion occurred when Honus Wagner participated in the movie exploitation campaign staged in Pittsburgh,