▁Hollywood ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁with ▁B ing ▁C ros by , ▁and ▁Oper ator ▁ 1 3 ▁( 1 9 3 4 ) ▁with ▁Gary ▁Cooper . ▁She ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁her ▁films ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁ast ute ▁business w oman . ▁Her ▁career , ▁however , ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁H ear st ' s ▁ins istence ▁that ▁she ▁play ▁distinguished , ▁dram atic ▁parts ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁com ic ▁roles ▁that ▁were ▁her ▁forte . ▁ ▁H ear st ▁reported ly ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁push ▁M GM ▁production ▁b oss ▁Ir ving ▁Th al berg ▁to ▁cast ▁Dav ies ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁Marie ▁Anto in ette , ▁but ▁Th al berg ▁gave ▁the ▁part ▁to ▁his ▁wife , ▁Norm a ▁She ar er . ▁This ▁re jection ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁Dav ies ▁having ▁been ▁also ▁denied ▁the ▁female ▁lead ▁in ▁The ▁Bar rett s ▁of ▁W im pole ▁Street ; ▁that ▁role ▁going ▁to ▁She ar er ▁as ▁well . ▁Despite ▁Dav ies ' ▁friendship ▁with ▁the ▁Th al berg s , ▁H ear st ▁react ed ▁by ▁pulling ▁his ▁newspaper ▁support ▁for ▁M GM ▁and ▁moving ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Pictures ▁ ▁distribution ▁to ▁Warner ▁Brothers . ▁Dav ies ' ▁films ▁there ▁were ▁Page ▁Miss ▁Gl ory ▁( 1 9 3 5 ), ▁He arts ▁Div ided , ▁C ain ▁and ▁M abel ▁( both ▁ 1 9 3 6 ), ▁and ▁Ever