▁( also ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁st arring ▁Viv ien ▁Le igh ▁and ▁Claude ▁R ains . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁exp ense ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁lose ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁highly ▁successful ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁now ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁actor . ▁One ▁report ▁called ▁him ▁" the ▁b ob by so x ers ' ▁dark ▁id ol ... ▁G ains borough ' s ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁discovery ." ▁He ▁was ▁mob bed ▁by ▁female ▁fans ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁appearance ▁tour . ▁ ▁G ains borough ▁te amed ▁him ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁biggest ▁female ▁stars ▁Ph yll is ▁Cal vert ▁in ▁the ▁mel od rama ▁The ▁Root ▁of ▁All ▁Ev il ▁( 1 9 4 7 ). ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁R enn ie ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Maurice ▁O str er ' s ▁new ▁company , ▁Prem iere ▁Produ ctions , ▁worth ▁ ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁– ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁film ▁star ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Maurice ▁O str er ▁R enn ie ' s ▁first ▁film ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁contract ▁was ▁White ▁C rad le ▁Inn ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁shot ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁with ▁Made le ine ▁Car roll . ▁R enn ie ▁had ▁been ▁" lo an ed ▁out " ▁to ▁another ▁company ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁but ▁then ▁he