When he confronted the driver seated in the parked vehicle, he was headlocked, rendered unconscious, and kidnapped by the Tooth Fairy.(The 1955 film starred Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey and Shelley Winters.) American playwright Joe Masteroff scripted the original book of the play version.Some forecast that Fosse""s musical would be a bust (a musical with Nazis?) - similar to Mel Brooks"" dark comedyThe Producers (1968)with its "Springtime For Hitler" number.It opened with a washed out B/W/color sequence of contemptuous, undefeated heavyweight champion boxer Mason "The Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver) quickly knocking out another opponent, and being blamed for the "decline" of the entire sport, with fans booing and pelting him with ice, presumably because he had easily risen through the ranks by only fighting patsies and bums.Again, his small personal action has greater consequences than expected - he is mistaken for the rally leader of a flag-waving demonstration of Communist agitators who have just rounded the corner behind him.