In 1943 Errol Flynn was accused of statutory rape and made the front pages of not only the gossip columns but all news papers. He would be acquitted of all charges. His star status actually increased from the publicity. All 4 of his films in 1942-43 were highly successful earning over 2 million dollars per film. But, for the first time in his career his reputation became the bad boy of Hollywood and became the ‘butt of jokes’. Which was something new to him. Instead of resisting, he played along with the womanizing comments. During the filming ”NORTHERN PURSUIT”, he played a Canadian Mountie and ended the film by assuring his bride Julie Bishop that he has known many girls, but she is the only one he ever loved. Then, turning and confiding with the audience, he blurts out: ”What am I saying?” Everyone loved it. 
— Kevin Wedman
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Another fun and informative post, Kevin. Thank you.
Ultimately it was that kind of self mockeries that made Errol unhappy with his image as an actor, Kev. Clearly to be seen as a tongue in cheek remark to save his stock value for Warner, but a cheap PR stunt at that. Funny for its self deprecating humour, a fine Errolesque trait, but completely out of character for the man he was portraying.
The film itself is no laughingstock with its nazi war theme: www.youtube.com…
I totally agree with you Heinz, this ending remark on both sides of the players was really in very bad taste. It took away from the seriousness of the film’s subject, which was no laughing matter at all and Warners should have never allowed it.
Errol should have never submitted to self-redicule as it could produce daubt in peoples mind – was he or wasn’t he doing something which wan’t quite kosher. Warner is very much at fault to the ridicule he had to suffer after the trial, but Errol played along with it and that he should have never done.