The Producers (1968)
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Characters/Groups
"Hold Me Touch Me" - Estelle Winwood
Roger De Bris - Christopher Hewett
Carmen Ghia - Andreas Voutsinas
The Bartender - Frank Campanella
The Ladies - Anne Ives, Amelie Barleon, Elsie Kirk, Nell Harrison, Mary Love
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Detailed Synopsis
Max Bialystock escorts a Lady out of his office and then sets out a new picture on his desk as he waits for "Hold Me Touch Me". "Hold Me Touch Me" arrives and they play a game of role playing, before they are interrupted by Leo Bloom. Max orders Leo out of the office and tells "Hold Me Touch Me" they will have to play another day before asking her for a check to help produce plays. The Landlord then walks over and takes the check from Max's hand. Max confronts Leo, who tells him he was sent by Whitehall and Marx to do Max's books. Max explains to Leo how he has fallen on hard times and now services old ladies for money. While looking at Max's accounting books, Leo notices that Leo paid out less than he made to his backers for his last play. Leo tells Max that if a producer produced a flop on purpose that he could potentially make millions. Max has Leo explain the details and then tells Leo he wants to do the plan. Leo gets hysterical from Max's excitement and Max takes Leo to lunch. Max decides to go "al fresco" and they get a hot dog from a Hot Dog Vendor. Max takes Leo on the merry-go-round and a rowboat. Max takes Leo to the top of a skyscraper and as they stare down at New York City, Max tells Leo that "money is honey". That night Leo agrees to help Max. They then become Bialystock & Bloom Theatrical Productions. That night they read a series of play trying to find the worst one when Max reads Springtime for Hitler "A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden". The next day the go to the home of Franz Liebkind. Before entering the building they have to get by the Concierge Concierge, who demands to know who they want to see. They approach Franz who immediately insists he wasn't a member of the Nazi party and was only following orders. They tell him they want to produce his play and he takes them to his apartment which is decorated with a picture of Adolph Hitler. He tells them that Hitler was a terrific dancer and was a great painter and could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon with two coats. Franz then angrily yells about how Hitler was better than Churchill. Max then goes to the Blue Gypsy to meet with one his Ladies. At the Blue Gypsy, Max receives another check and pours champagne into the pants of a Violinist. In the next few days he goes on more dates with Ladies. Max hires Ulla to be their receptionist, even though she doesn't know how to speak English.