Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) didn't want Robert Montgomery to do the film and at its premiere at Grauman's Chinese screened a trailer disclaiming the film and warning the audience about the film's "spurious content". Despite this, the film was well received by audiences and critics.
Danny says he sailed twice around the Cape of Good Hope "before the mast" which refers to being a common sailor (not an officer), because the quarters for common sailors were in the front of the ship (the forecastle).
The filming location of Sherwood Forest in Southern California stood in for the English countryside. It's in the San Fernando Valley and today is part of a suburban neighborhood near California State University Northridge. At the time of the film, it was still rural agricultural land dotted with stately oaks and citrus groves.
"Night Must Fall" premiered on stage in London at the Duchess Theatre on 31 May 1935 and featured Emlyn Williams as Dan, May Whitty as Mrs. Bramson, Angela Baddeley as Olivia Grayne, Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Terence, Basil Radford as Hubert Laurie, and Matthew Boulton as Inspector Belsize. The play was produced by Miles Malleson, and directed by Williams. Baddeley, Boulton, Whitty, and Williams would reprise their roles in the 1936 Broadway production.
Bank Holidays in the UK were specified by the Bank Holidays Act 1871. In England, Wales, and Ireland the dates are Easter Monday, Whit Monday (determined by the date of Easter), first Monday in August, Boxing Day/St Stephen's Day (December 26/27). Good Friday and Christmas Day are not included because they are common law holidays. Scotland's Bank Holidays are different because of their different traditions.
