▁including ▁a ▁review ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁trade ▁paper ▁Vari ety ▁who ▁said ▁his ▁performance ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁" not ew orth y " ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" likely ▁Hollywood ▁material ... ▁the ▁best ▁bet ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁male ▁star ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁studio ▁in ▁many ▁years . ▁R enn ie ▁not ▁only ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁on ▁the ▁ball ▁as ▁a ▁straight ▁lead , ▁he ▁knows ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁visual ▁tr icks . ▁Fem mes ▁will ▁go ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁big ▁way ." ▁ ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁in ▁another ▁movie ▁with ▁Lock wood ▁at ▁G ains borough , ▁the ▁sens ual ▁cost ume ▁advent ure ▁The ▁W icked ▁Lady ▁( both ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁lead , ▁beneath ▁Lock wood , ▁James ▁Mason , ▁Pat ric ia ▁Roc ▁and ▁Griff ith ▁Jones . ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁( the ▁one ▁true ▁love ▁of ▁Lock wood ' s ▁character ) ▁and ▁an ▁excellent ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁– ▁the ▁year ' s ▁biggest ▁box - office ▁hit , ▁subsequently ▁being ▁listed ▁nin th ▁on ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁ten ▁highest - g ross ing ▁British ▁films ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁R enn ie ' s ▁prest ige ▁was ▁also ▁raised ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁single ▁prominent ▁scene ▁as ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁Roman ▁cent ur ions ▁in ▁Gabriel ▁Pascal ' s ▁production ▁of ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw ' s ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁Cle op atra