CREATE TABLE table_name_97 (role VARCHAR2, year VARCHAR2, director VARCHAR2)

What role does she play before 1942 with dorothy arzner directing?
SELECT role FROM table_name_97 WHERE year < 1942 AND director = "dorothy arzner"
SELECT "role" FROM "table_name_97" WHERE "director" = "dorothy arzner" AND "year" < 1942