▁a ▁prison ▁movie ▁st arring ▁B urt ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Mark ▁Hell inger . ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁movie ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁since ▁becoming ▁a ▁star ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁to ▁get ▁good ▁reviews . ▁ ▁She ▁played ▁L ola ▁Monte z ▁in ▁Black ▁Bart ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁a ▁Techn icol or ▁Western ▁with ▁Dan ▁D ury ea ▁for ▁director ▁George ▁Sh erman . ▁D ury ea ▁and ▁Sh erman ▁worked ▁with ▁her ▁again ▁on ▁River ▁Lady ▁( 1 9 4 8 ). ▁De ▁Carlo ▁called ▁these ▁films ▁" phys ically ▁tax ing ▁but ▁not ▁cre atively ▁insp iring ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁later ▁summar ised ▁them ▁as ▁" a ▁series ▁of ▁routine ▁cost ume ▁advent ures ▁as ▁a ▁t ough ▁but ▁good - n ature d ▁min x ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁tracks ▁who ▁w ades ▁into ▁society ▁and ▁in ev it ably ▁back tra cks ▁with ▁a ▁blo ke ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁cal iber ." ▁ ▁She ▁roman ced ▁Tony ▁Martin ▁in ▁Cas bah ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁a ▁musical ▁re make ▁of ▁Al gi ers ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁made ▁for ▁Martin ' s ▁own ▁production ▁company ▁but ▁released ▁through ▁Universal . ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁it ▁because , ▁though ▁she ▁would ▁receive ▁top ▁b illing ▁over ▁Martin , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁female ▁lead . ▁That ▁part ▁went ▁to ▁Swedish ▁new com er ▁Mär ta ▁Tor én . ▁However , ▁studio ▁head ▁William ▁Go