The Producers (1967 film) the 2005 movie version. Principal photography for "The Producers" began on May 22, 1967. Filming had to be done in 40 days on a $941,000 budget, and Brooks managed to fit both requests. The primary location was the Chelsea Studios in New York City, where the musical version (2005) was also shot. The now-demolished Playhouse Theatre hosted the "Springtime for Hitler" play, and various actors who heard the film was seeking an actor for Hitler were cast in the musical number. The crew tried to film on location whenever possible, filming on such midtown Manhattan locales as Central Park, the
In the Name of the Law (1922 film) mutually self-serving. We had a low budget house hawking a low budget film to police departments starving for respectability. The police hoped the film would increase their image from bad-tempered dour automatons to family guys, just like you and I, but committed to maintaining the law. This movie also gave police a well-deserved chance to show off what they did and the services they provided. Often times, these police demonstrations were filmed and shown as a prologue to the movie. Another piece of the exploitation pie, as demonstrated in New York, included donating a percentage of the movie proceeds to