▁it ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁a ▁motor ▁sales man , ▁and ▁this ▁rem ind ed ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁days ▁when ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁sell ▁cars ▁– ▁without ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁single ▁bu yer ." ▁ ▁R enn ie ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁big ▁film ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁susp ense ▁drama ▁Tower ▁of ▁T error ▁( 1 9 4 1 ). ▁This ▁star red ▁Wil fr id ▁Law son ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁c raz ed ▁Dutch ▁l ighth ouse ▁ke eper ▁in ▁the ▁German - occup ied ▁Netherlands , ▁while ▁the ▁second - bil led ▁R enn ie ▁and ▁third - bil led ▁Mov ita ▁had ▁the ▁rom antic ▁leads . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁interview ▁R enn ie ▁said ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁worst ▁part . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Bal con ▁also ▁used ▁him ▁in ▁The ▁Big ▁Block ade ▁( 1 9 4 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁" rap id ly ▁rising ▁new com er ". ▁Another ▁profile ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁" ath let ic , ▁G able - ish ▁young ▁man ." ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁R enn ie ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁R AF ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁" There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁pause ▁In ▁R enn ie ' s ▁film ▁career ", ▁wrote ▁Bal con ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁" But ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁parts ▁await ing ▁him ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁over ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁officially