Yes, actually, I did. I didn’t see the stage version, but I watched both movie versions only a few weeks apart (original first) and I thought Lane compared quite well to Mostel. Broderick and Wilder, I’ll admit, not so good a comparison.
So Mel Brooks was able to beat up Cloris Leachman?
[Leachman wanted the role of Frau Blucher, but Brooks thought she was too old for the part, and Leachman challenged Brooks to a fight.)