Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

• Crossbow Productions
• Springtime Productions
• Zero Mostel
• Gene Wilder
• Dick Shawn
• Kenneth Mars
• Estelle Winwood
• Christopher Hewett
• Andréas Voutsinas
• Lee Meredith