 Universal Studios renewed her contract for three months, and she appeared in a small role in "Waterloo Bridge" (1931), before being lent to Columbia Pictures for "The Menace", and to Capital Films for "Hell's House" (all 1932).After one year, and six unsuccessful films, Laemmle elected not to renew her contract.Davis was preparing to return to New York when actor George Arliss chose Davis for the lead female role in the Warner Bros. picture "The Man Who Played God" (1932), and for the rest of her life, Davis credited him with helping her achieve her "break" in Hollywood.