▁continued ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁various ▁stage ▁produ ctions ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁she ▁re located ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁film ▁career . ▁After ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁land ▁movie ▁roles , ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁made ▁plans ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁until ▁Hugh es ▁met ▁an ▁agent , ▁W ally ▁Ross . ▁Ross ▁introduced ▁Hugh es ▁to ▁powerful ▁William ▁Morris ▁agent ▁Johnny ▁Hy de . ▁Hy de ▁land ed ▁Hugh es ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁M GM , ▁and ▁she ▁soon ▁land ed ▁a ▁small , ▁un cred ited ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁film ▁Broadway ▁Ser en ade . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁After ▁Broadway ▁Ser en ade , ▁Hugh es ▁appeared ▁in ▁other ▁bit ▁parts ▁in ▁films ▁including ▁The ▁Women ▁with ▁Norm a ▁She ar er , ▁Dan cing ▁Co - Ed ▁with ▁L ana ▁Turner , ▁and ▁the ▁Bus by ▁Ber keley ▁film ▁Fast ▁and ▁Fur ious . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century - F ox . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁land ed ▁a ▁role ▁opposite ▁John ▁Barry more ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁Profile , ▁a ▁part ▁she ▁later ▁noted ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁favor ites . ▁Fox ▁did ▁not ▁renew ▁her ▁contract ▁when ▁it ▁exp ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁ ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁night club