Editing Ray Milland (section)

===1945–1950===
Milland continued working as a leading man after his Oscar win, and stayed contracted to Paramount until the early 1950s. He was teamed with [[Teresa Wright]] in ''[[The Imperfect Lady (1947 film)|The Imperfect Lady]]'' (1946), directed by Lewis Allen. He replaced [[Alan Ladd]] in a Western with [[Barbara Stanwyck]], ''[[California (1947 film)|California]]'' (1947), directed by [[John Farrow]], which was a big hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/variety169-1948-01|title=Variety (January 1948)|date=4 November 1948|publisher=New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company|access-date=4 November 2021|website=Archive.org}}</ref><ref>RAY MILLAND GETS ROLE OF ALAN LADD: [[The New York Times]] (19 September 1945: 22.</ref><ref>Ray Milland Ends Work on 5 New Movies
Tinee, Mae. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923–1963); Chicago, Ill. [Chicago, Ill] 14 April 1946: E10</ref>

Milland was reunited with Wright in ''[[The Trouble with Women (film)|The Trouble with Women]]'' (1947) and then starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in ''[[Golden Earrings]]'' (1947). He was one of many Paramount stars who made a cameo in ''[[Variety Girl]]'' (1947) then went to England to make ''[[So Evil My Love]]'' (1948), produced by Hal Wallis for director Lewis Allen.

Milland made a second film for Farrow, ''[[The Big Clock (film)|The Big Clock]]'' (1948), which has become one of his most highly regarded films.<ref>PARAMOUNT TO DO FILM ON LUDWIG II: Picture Will Deal With King's Patronage of Wagner—Ray Milland in 'The Big Clock'
By THOMAS F. BBADYSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES. [[The New York Times]] (1923–current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]17 Jan 1947: 26.</ref><ref name="gold"/> He then did his third film with Allen, ''[[Sealed Verdict]]'' (1948), and a third with Farrow, ''[[Alias Nick Beal]]'' (1949), which Milland later said was his favourite film.<ref name="gold">Ray Milland: Rounding out his persona with a bit of curmudgeon A publicity gala, starring Ray Milland
Cross, Robert. Chicago Tribune 23 August 1985: n1.</ref>

In July 1948, Paramount suspended him for refusing a part in ''The Mark of Lucretia'' (which became ''The Bride of Vengeance''). Milland commented, "it is a part that is out of my normal natural range as an actor."<ref>Ray Milland Suspended
[[Los Angeles Times]] 28 July 1948: A2.</ref>

Milland then went to Fox for the comedy, ''[[It Happens Every Spring]]'' (1949), and then made a fourth film with Farrow, ''[[Copper Canyon (film)|Copper Canyon]]'' (1950).<ref>Jean Peters to Star With Ray Milland
Hopper, Hedda. [[Los Angeles Times]] 13 November 1948: 9.</ref> After this, Milland increasingly freelanced.