But other men don't have that mustache.” —Oscar- and Tony-winning American comic actor-writer-director Mel Brooks, quoted by Jason Zinoman, “Mel Brooks Donates His Archives to Museum,” The New York Times, May 14, 2026
At some point before the film The Producers was released, Mel Brooks decided to discard the above lyrics for the tune that is its uproarious climax.
I’m not sure why he did so. The only reason I can come up with is that “Springtime for Hitler” already had so many hilarious lines that the audience would never remember this couplet for the ages.
These lines, by the way,
were part of the first draft of his Oscar-winning screenplay, along with other
treasures from his multi-decade career now given to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY—a wonderful museum that also contains contributions
from George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Lenny Bruce, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and
Brooks’ longtime friend, Carl Reiner.
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