Laurence Olivier and Peggy Ashcroft performed alongside each other.
 Among the actors whom Olivier joined in late 1936 were Edith Evans, Ruth Gordon, Alec Guinness and Michael Redgrave
 The presence of four theatrical knights in the one filmOlivier was joined by Cedric Hardwicke, Gielgud and Richardsonled an American reviewer to dub it "An-All-Sir-Cast"

