 he asked him why he  didnt have a guard on the point. The other player apologized and  explained that the director, Michael Curtiz (qv), had instructed  him to remove the safety feature in order to make the action "more  exciting". Errol Flynn (I) (qv) reportedly climbed up a gantry  where Michael Curtiz (qv) was standing next to the camera, took  him by the throat and asked him if he found that "exciting enough".