Remarks derogatory to the Jewish race, made by John Barrymore, idol of the stage and screen, were the cause of a fist fight between him and Myron Selznick, Jewish motion picture producer.

Little did Selznick know he would meet his future Scarlett that very night. As luck would have it, her boyfriend, Olivier, signed a deal with an American agent, Myron Selznick, brother of David.