 She had a leading part in the film and demonstrated her singing talent, including a duet with Rogers.McDaniel and Rogers became friends during filming.In 1935, McDaniel had prominent roles, as a slovenly maid in "Alice Adams" (RKO Pictures); a comic part as Jean Harlow's maid and traveling companion in "China Seas" (MGM) (McDaniels's first film with Clark Gable); and as the maid Isabella in "Murder by Television", with Béla Lugosi.