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) 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,