▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁any ▁further ▁attempts ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁ 4 3 - year - old ▁R enn ie ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁star . ▁( A ▁project ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁Ven us ▁– ▁was ▁never ▁made .) ▁ ▁He ▁was , ▁however , ▁launched ▁on ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁supporting ▁actor ▁at ▁Fox , ▁often ▁playing ▁figures ▁of ▁authority , ▁such ▁as ▁military ▁officers ▁or ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁actor ▁at ▁Fox ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁second - bil led ▁in ▁S ail or ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Single - Hand ed , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ), ▁as ▁an ▁adm iral , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Jeff rey ▁Hunter . ▁He ▁was ▁leading ▁man ▁to ▁Jean ne ▁C rain ▁in ▁a ▁thr iller , ▁D anger ous ▁Cross ing ▁( 1 9 5 3 ), ▁which ▁re - used ▁sets ▁and ▁props ▁from ▁T itan ic ▁( also ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁for ▁which ▁R enn ie ▁spoke ▁the ▁closing ▁narr ation . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁show y ▁role ▁as ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁in ▁The ▁Rob e ▁( 1 9 5 3 ), ▁the ▁first ▁movie ▁in ▁Cinema Scope ▁and ▁the ▁biggest ▁hit ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁star ▁was ▁Richard ▁Bur ton , ▁who ▁had ▁essentially ▁taken ▁R enn ie ' s ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁lot ▁as ▁their ▁" res ident ▁British ▁star