As a very promising young actress , she came to Hollywood in 1950 , where she appeared in such films as The Robe ( 1953 ) , Young Bess ( 1953 ) , DÃ sirÃ e ( 1954 ) , The Egyptian ( 1954 ) , The Big Country ( 1958 ) , Spartacus ( 1960 ) , Elmer Gantry ( 1960 ) , Life at the Top ( 1965 ) , A Rough Night in Jericho ( 1967 ) , etc. Among the many films she appeared in during this period were The Robe ( 1953 ) , Young Bess ( 1953 ) , DÃ sirÃ e ( 1954 ) , The Egyptian ( 1954 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) â `` `` in which she 's delightfully proper ( and improper ) as the Salvation Army officer Sarah Brown '' â `` The Big Country ( 1958 ) , Elmer Gantry ( 1960 ) , ( directed by her second husband , Richard Brooks ) , Spartacus ( 1960 ) , All the Way Home ( 1963 ) â `` a film of James Agee 's novel , A Death in the Family â `` and The Happy Ending ( 1969 ) , again directed by Brooks and for which she received her second Oscar nomination .