▁un cred ited ▁bit ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁film ▁Secret ▁Agent ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁standing ▁in ▁for ▁Robert ▁Young . ▁Bal con ▁says ▁he ▁saw ▁R enn ie ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁scene ▁in ▁East ▁Me ets ▁West ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁and ▁fired ▁him ▁immediately ▁afterwards . ▁Bal con ▁wrote ▁" I ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁r ush es ▁of ▁that ▁day ' s ▁film ing ▁and ▁had ▁at ▁once ▁decided ▁that ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁far ▁too ▁in ex per ien ced ▁to ▁justify ▁big ▁screen ▁parts ." ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁screen ▁test , ▁which ▁exists ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute ▁arch ives ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" M arg uer ite ▁All an ▁and ▁Michael ▁R enn ie ▁Screen ▁Test ", ▁did ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁film ▁career ▁for ▁either ▁perform er . ▁ ▁Bal con ▁says ▁R enn ie ▁" to ok ▁his ▁set back ▁well , ▁left ▁the ▁stud ios , ▁and ▁went ▁off ▁to ▁learn ▁his ▁job ▁in ▁re pert ory ." ▁R enn ie ▁worked ▁mostly ▁in ▁York shire , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁star ▁with ▁the ▁York ▁Re pert ory ▁Company . ▁Among ▁his ▁roles ▁were ▁as ▁Professor ▁Henry ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁P yg mal ion . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁other ▁bit ▁parts ▁and ▁minor ▁un bil led ▁roles ▁in ▁other ▁films , ▁including ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁Could ▁Work ▁Mira cles ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁Con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁( 1 9