 In 1939, as war approached, he played opposite Ingrid Bergman in "Intermezzo"; that August, Howard was determined to return to the country of his birth.He was eager to help the war effort, but lost any support for a new film, instead being obliged to relinquish £20,000 of holdings in the US before he could leave the country.Howard is perhaps best remembered for his role as Ashley Wilkes in "Gone with the Wind" (1939), his last American film, but he was uncomfortable with Hollywood, and returned to Britain to help with the Second World War effort.