4 ), ▁and ▁Br ing ▁on ▁the ▁Girls ▁( 1 9 4 5 ). ▁Param ount ▁then ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁her ▁contract ▁option ▁but ▁renew ed ▁Lam our ' s ▁contract . ▁ ▁St ard om ▁ ▁Sal ome , ▁Where ▁She ▁Dan ced ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 5 ) ▁ ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁screen ▁tested ▁by ▁Universal , ▁who ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁an ▁ex otic ▁gl amour ▁girl ▁in ▁the ▁m old ▁of ▁Maria ▁Monte z ▁and ▁Ac qu an etta . ▁The ▁test ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁Walter ▁W anger ▁who ▁was ▁making ▁an ▁advent ure ▁film ▁in ▁Techn icol or , ▁Sal ome , ▁Where ▁She ▁Dan ced ▁( 1 9 4 5 ). ▁W anger ▁later ▁claimed ▁he ▁discovered ▁De ▁Carlo ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁foot age ▁for ▁another ▁actor ▁in ▁which ▁De ▁Carlo ▁also ▁happened ▁to ▁appear ▁( Mil burn ▁Stone ). ▁ ▁W anger ▁tested ▁De ▁Carlo ▁several ▁times ▁and ▁Universal ▁signed ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁long ▁term ▁contract ▁at ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁a ▁week . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁Sal ome ▁over ▁a ▁reported ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁other ▁young ▁women . ▁ ▁Another ▁source ▁says ▁ 2 1 ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁bomb ard ier ▁students ▁who ▁loved ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁pin up ▁star ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁the ▁role . ▁De ▁Carlo ▁later ▁said ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁her ▁beh est