Springtime for Hitler (song) was ranked 80th on the list of the "100 greatest songs in American cinema" released by the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2004. Springtime for Hitler (song) "Springtime for Hitler" is a song written and composed by Mel Brooks for his 1968 film "The Producers". In the film, the song is part of the stage musical titled "Springtime for Hitler", which the two protagonists produce on Broadway. The musical number was orchestrated by Philip J. Lang and staged by Alan Johnson.. The song goes : Moreover, the verses are accompanied by a "happy chorus line". 7" single "High Anxiety" by
Mel Tolkin by Brooks, and the Broadway play "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" (1993), written by Neil Simon. Mel Tolkin Mel Tolkin, né Shmuel Tolchinsky (August 3, 1913 – November 26, 2007), was a television comedy writer best known as head writer of the live sketch comedy series "Your Show of Shows" (NBC, 1950–1954) during the Golden Age of Television. There he presided over a staff that at times included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Danny Simon. The writers' room inspired the film "My Favorite Year" (1982), produced by Brooks, and the Broadway play "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" (1993), written by