ingly ▁about ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁La ure l ' s ▁behavior ▁during ▁the ▁production . ▁La ure l ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁plot , ▁and ▁after ▁an ▁argument ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁his ▁way . ▁The ▁r ift ▁dam aged ▁Ro ach - La ure l ▁relations ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁Ro ach ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁Toy land , ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁wished ▁to ▁produce ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁films . ▁Nevertheless , ▁their ▁association ▁continued ▁for ▁another ▁six ▁years . ▁Hop ing ▁for ▁greater ▁art istic ▁freedom , ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁split ▁with ▁Ro ach . ▁ ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁signed ▁with ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century - F ox ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁working ▁conditions ▁were ▁now ▁completely ▁different ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁simply ▁h ired ▁actors , ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁both ▁stud ios ’ ▁B - film ▁units , ▁and ▁were ▁initially ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁scripts ▁or ▁improv ise , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁always ▁done . ▁When ▁the ▁films ▁proved ▁popular , ▁the ▁stud ios ▁allowed ▁the ▁team ▁more ▁input ▁and ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁star red ▁in ▁eight ▁features ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁These ▁films , ▁while ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁team ' s ▁best ▁work , ▁were ▁still ▁very ▁successful ▁with ▁mov iego ers .