eder er . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁star red ▁in ▁two ▁films — The ▁Bur den ▁of ▁Proof ▁and ▁Cec ilia ▁of ▁the ▁P ink ▁Ros es . ▁Play ing ▁mainly ▁light ▁com ic ▁roles , ▁she ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁film ▁person ality ▁appearing ▁with ▁major ▁male ▁stars , ▁making ▁a ▁small ▁fortune , ▁which ▁enabled ▁her ▁to ▁provide ▁financial ▁assistance ▁for ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁ ▁H ear st ▁and ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Pictures ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s , ▁however , ▁Dav ies ' ▁career ▁was ▁often ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁William ▁Rand olph ▁H ear st ▁and ▁their ▁social ▁life ▁at ▁San ▁S ime on ▁and ▁Ocean ▁House ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁dub bed ▁by ▁Col le en ▁Moore ▁" the ▁biggest ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁beach — the ▁beach ▁between ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁V ancouver ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁audio ▁di aries , ▁she ▁met ▁newspaper ▁ty co on ▁William ▁Rand olph ▁H ear st ▁long ▁before ▁she ▁had ▁started ▁working ▁in ▁films . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁H ear st ▁formed ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Pictures ▁and ▁signed ▁Dav ies ▁to ▁a ▁$ 5 - per - week ▁contract , ▁using ▁his ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁H ear st ▁News re els ▁to ▁promote ▁her . ▁H ear st ' s ▁rel ent less ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁her ▁career ▁had ▁a ▁det r iment al ▁effect , ▁but ▁he ▁pers isted