; ▁she ▁took ▁several ▁pictures ▁of ▁herself ▁in ▁a ▁reve aling ▁cost ume ▁and ▁persu aded ▁two ▁child hood ▁friends ▁from ▁V ancouver , ▁Regin ald ▁Re id ▁and ▁Kenneth ▁Ross ▁McK en zie , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁pil ots , ▁to ▁ar range ▁their ▁friends ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁on ▁her ▁beh alf , ▁writing ▁in ▁her ▁mem oir s ▁that ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ▁was ▁W anger ' s ▁idea . ▁ ▁Though ▁not ▁a ▁critical ▁success , ▁Sal ome ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁favorite , ▁and ▁the ▁heavily ▁promoted ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁ha iled ▁as ▁an ▁up - and - coming ▁star . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁Bos ley ▁Crow ther ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Miss ▁De ▁Carlo ▁has ▁an ▁agree able ▁contr al to ▁singing ▁voice , ▁all ▁the ▁' look s ' ▁one ▁girl ▁could ▁ask ▁for , ▁and , ▁moreover , ▁she ▁d ances ▁with ▁a ▁sens uous ness ▁which ▁must ▁have ▁caused ▁the ▁H ays ▁office ▁some ▁an gu ish . ▁The ▁script , ▁however , ▁does ▁not ▁give ▁her ▁much ▁chance ▁to ▁prove ▁her ▁acting ▁tal ents . ▁ ▁Universal - Intern ational ▁( 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 5 0 ) ▁ ▁Sal ome , ▁Where ▁She ▁Dan ced ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Universal ▁who ▁signed ▁de ▁Carlo ▁to ▁a ▁long - term ▁contract . ▁She ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁studio ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁star ▁to ▁Maria ▁Monte z , ▁and ▁her ▁second ▁movie ▁for ▁the ▁studio