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) "Camera"s "Pulse of the Studios" credits the cameraman as "Fisher-Mickle". The consensus seems to have the cameraman as Ross Fisher. The controlling studio for the film is listed as "United Studios", not "R-C Studio". The advertisement for The United Studios states - "... the unlimited facilities, equipment and highly specialized staff have made the United Studios the most economically operated motion picture plant available to independent producers." The explanation for this is R-C would not have its own filming facilities until 1922. According to "Camera" magazine's "Pulse of the Studios" section, A major part of this exploitation plan, was to