As early as 1934, Florey was writing in a French film magazine about the Japanese movie industry and predicted a future vogue for the cinema of that country in Europe, something that would not happen until the 1950s.
In 1950, the French made him a knight of the Legion d'Honneur for his
contributions to film
Inexplicably, although his B-movies frequently ran over schedule, he managed to bring them in on or under budget.