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I ran across this video yesterday while doing some research and it blew me away! It's a promo for an episode of TV's Racket Squad (1951-53).
Sound familiar? Substitute Springtime For Hitler for Uncle Tom's Penthouse and you've got the plot of The Producers.
Did Mel Brooks get the idea for The Producers from this show? Probably. He was writing for a comedy program (Your Show of Shows) at the time that spoofed other TV shows so it makes sense that he might have seen that episode of Racket Squad and tucked away the idea until 15 years later when he was writing The Producers. It's true you can't copyright an idea and there are only so many plotlines - besides, Racket Squad claimed that, "What you are about to see is a real life story taken from files of the police racket and bunco squads, business protective agencies and similar sources all over the country."
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The
plot of the episode - a down and out Broadway producer is sick of losing
money on productions and decides to produce a play so bad, so offensive
(it's called Uncle Tom's Penthouse) that the show will be a sure
flop. The producer will make money not by selling tickets but by selling
a great deal more than 100% interest in the show to unknowing investors.
When the play inevitably folds on the first night he can pocket a fortune.
Unexpectedly, the play becomes a massive hit and there's no way to pay
back the investors.
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