3 7 ), ▁The ▁S que aker ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁Gang way ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁The ▁Div or ce ▁of ▁Lady ▁X ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁Bank ▁Hol iday ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁This ▁Man ▁in ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Brig gs ▁Family ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁He ▁later ▁said ▁he ▁stro ve ▁to ▁perfect ▁a ▁" mid - At l antic ▁acc ent " ▁that ▁could ▁easily ▁be ▁understood ▁by ▁American ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁British ▁aud ien ces ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁people ▁thinking ▁he ▁was ▁Canadian . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁Europe ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁R enn ie ▁began ▁to ▁receive ▁offers ▁for ▁larger ▁film ▁roles , ▁including ▁This ▁Man ▁Is ▁D anger ous ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁D anger ous ▁Moon light ▁( 1 9 4 1 ) ▁and ▁P imper nel ▁Smith ▁( 1 9 4 1 ). ▁R enn ie ▁aud ition ed ▁again ▁for ▁Michael ▁Bal con , ▁now ▁head ▁of ▁E aling ▁Studios , ▁and ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁Sh ips ▁with ▁W ings . ▁ ▁While ▁that ▁film ▁was ▁being ▁prepared , ▁R enn ie ▁continued ▁re pert ory ▁work ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁one - line ▁role ▁in ▁George ▁Form by ' s ▁Turn ed ▁Out ▁Nice ▁Again . ▁Bal con ▁says ▁R enn ie ▁" dec la red ▁that ▁he ▁enjoyed