▁Bass ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁playing ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane , ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh erman , ▁alongside ▁Howard ▁D uff . ▁ ▁She ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁intended ▁for ▁De anna ▁Dur bin ▁in ▁The ▁Gal ▁Who ▁To ok ▁the ▁West ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁for ▁director ▁Fred ▁de ▁Cord ova . ▁The ▁movie ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁show ▁off ▁her ▁singing ▁voice . ▁Tra ined ▁in ▁opera ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁child ▁ch or ister ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church , ▁V ancouver , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁possessed ▁a ▁large ▁vocal ▁range . ▁She ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁Bag d ad ▁( 1 9 4 9 ) ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁mis car riage ▁and ▁was ▁ill , ▁so ▁the ▁studio ▁cast ▁Ma ure en ▁O ' H ara . ▁ ▁De ▁Cord ova ▁directed ▁de ▁Carlo ▁in ▁Bu cc ane er ' s ▁Girl ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁a ▁pir ate ▁movie ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 s ▁New ▁Orleans ▁opposite ▁Philip ▁Friend . ▁The ▁director ▁later ▁called ▁De ▁Carlo ▁" a ▁doll ▁... ▁under r ated ▁as ▁an ▁actress . ▁She ▁was ▁most ▁professional , ▁worked ▁hard , ▁was ▁very ▁good ▁at ▁her ▁craft , ▁possibly ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁first ▁class ▁star ▁but ▁came ▁in ▁on ▁schedule . ▁She ▁knew ▁her ▁lines , ▁she ▁dan ced ▁and ▁sang ▁rather ▁well , ▁and ▁she ▁wanted ▁very ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bigger ▁star ▁than ▁she ▁ever ▁became ." ▁ ▁She ▁tou red