▁that ▁work ▁as ▁" B ever ley ▁Mich a els ." ▁ ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁East ▁Side , ▁West ▁Side , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁had ▁a ▁minor ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁Three ▁Little ▁W ords . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Mich a els ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁independent ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁producer ▁Hugo ▁Ha as . ▁Ha as ▁show c ased ▁Mich a els ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁film ▁no ir ▁Pick up . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁hit , ▁al beit ▁a ▁secondary ▁B ▁feature , ▁and ▁launched ▁Ha as ' s ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁director ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁starting ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁bad ▁girl ▁mov ies ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁which ▁usually ▁star red ▁bl onde ▁sex ▁symbols . ▁Their ▁follow - up ▁release , ▁The ▁Girl ▁on ▁the ▁Bridge ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success , ▁however , ▁and ▁Ha as ▁dropped ▁Mich a els ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁new com er ▁Cle o ▁Moore ▁as ▁his ▁regular ▁female ▁star . ▁Mich a els ▁was ▁now ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁and ▁had ▁un cred ited ▁roles ▁in ▁The ▁Mar ry ing ▁Kind ▁and ▁No ▁H olds ▁Bar red , ▁both ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁releases . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁film ▁no ir ▁projects ▁with ▁a ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁W icked ▁Woman ▁( 1 9 5 3 ),