Bert: (to John) Don't forget to pull down the shades!Mary: (to her mother - played by Lucy Beaumont) Don't cry, Mother! This isn't my funeral! (to her brothers Jim (Daniel G.This intelligent film about romance and justice, a blend of the serious and lighthearted, exemplified he trend toward 'social themed' films that arose in the 40s, in such films asHow Green Was My Valley (1941),The Grapes of Wrath (1940),Mrs....It's he girls that I try to score with that I can't get to first base with.I'm turning into the strike-out king of San Francisco." BackgroundThe Producers(1968) was writer/director Mel Brooks' debut film and most popular farce - a zany, often brilliant spoof comedy about Broadway productions (and their producers) and the Nazis that many considered shoddy and in very bad taste.A summary of heir films from 1935 to 1942 included:Naughty Marietta (1935)Rose-Marie (1936)Maytime (1937)Girl of The Golden West (1938)Sweethearts (1938)New Moon (1940)Bittersweet (1940)I Married an Angel (1942)The film was based upon the Broadway musical (of the same name) that premiered in 1924.