Elisabeth Bergner played "Rosalind" in Germany but left in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power. She said she would not play the role in English until she perfected her English accent. However, many reviewers complained that her German accent was still very prominent.
Laurence Olivier trained with professional wrestlers for the wrestling scenes and did his filming during the day while he was playing on stage in "Romeo and Juliet" at night.
Last on-screen appearance of Henry Ainley.
Little is known about the first performance (ca 1599), but tradition has it that William Shakespeare himself had the part of "Adam". The play was rarely performed thereafter for more than 100 years.
The first film of Peter Bull.
The first performance in New York City, New York, USA was in 1786, and it has been revived on Broadway 21 times since, the last in 1986.
The first printed version of the play came with the Folio of 1623.
The movie script omits about one-third of the play, but added nothing on its own.
The play was an adaptation of the 1590 novel "Rosalynde, Euphues' Golden Legacie", by Thomas Lodge, who has been credited with giving William Shakespeare the title for his play.
This was the first onscreen appearance by Laurence Olivier in a Shakespearean work.