What Was The Last Film Veronica Lake Appeared In Before She Died?

That same year, per Diabolique Magazine, producer Arthur Hornblower Jr. saw footage of Constance Keane in a theater production and brought her in to test for a role in the movie "I Wanted Wings." He had been looking for an unknown actress to play the part of a sultry nightclub singer, and she fit the bill. He signed her to a long-term contract at Paramount and renamed her Veronica Lake, supposedly wanting a first name that suggested a classic beauty, according to Turner Classic Movies, and a last name inspired by her very blue eyes. During filming, Lake's hair accidentally fell over one eye in the middle of a take, giving rise to her trademark and a resulting national trend. As reported by The Vintage News, Lake was eventually asked by the United States government to change her look when women took up factory work during World War II and risked workplace accidents because of hairstyles that dipped over one eye and impeded workers' vision. The result were victory rolls; Lake even filmed a tutorial to demonstrate how to create the safer hairstyle that swept hair away from the face and kept it back. 

"I Wanted Wings" made Lake a star, and the 19-year-old quickly made five films in a row, including the Preston Sturges classic "Sullivan's Travels," in which she played a character known just as "The Girl" who serves to enchant and inspire a film director who's taken time off to live life as a houseless traveler in order to experience "real life." 

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