who was more credible than sir lawrence olivier? >> i said i would only do it with him. sir lawrence and myself in a movie. >> he had theatrical respectability and the reputation of a great actor. she was a household name. they're opposite whose are going to get together to make a whole. >> in the romantic comedy, marilyn plays an american show girl, opposite olivier's european prince. olivier also directs. >> it's just my stage name, and my dad was a marine, see? my real name is elsie stoltenberg. >> indeed. >> at the beginning, obviously, she was nervous. needs time to settle in, with not only the crew but with the cast. >> marilyn had come into olivier's territory in every sense. >> there's a big age difference between them. and he just quite blatantly does not see her as a creative equal. >> it's gotten quite warm out, hasn't it? >> as a method actor, marilyn insists on real caviar and real champagne for every take. >> she didn't want to be an automatic "roll'em," and she does the scene. she wanted to have a motivation. >> yes, yes, my dear fellow, you can speak freel