Editing Ray Milland (section)

===Paramount and ''The Jungle Princess''===
[[File:Dorothy-Lamour-still.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Dorothy Lamour]], Milland's [[leading lady]] in ''[[The Jungle Princess]]'' (1936)]]
During his first contract with Paramount, Milland was used as part of the speaking cast, but never as a top-of-the-bill actor. He had a supporting role, for instance, in the original ''[[The Glass Key (1935 film)|The Glass Key]]'' (1935) with George Raft.

Milland was lent to Universal for ''[[Next Time We Love]]'' (1936), with [[Margaret Sullavan]] and [[James Stewart]]. Back at Paramount he was in ''[[The Return of Sophie Lang ]]'' (1936) and ''[[The Big Broadcast of 1937]]'' (1936).

He was contacted by [[Joe Pasternak]], who was looking for an 'English' actor for the lead in his new picture, ''[[Three Smart Girls]]'' (1936). Although Pasternak worked for [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], Paramount had agreed to lend Milland out for the film.<ref>Milland (1974), pp.172–74</ref>

On returning to Paramount after ''Three Smart Girls'' was wrapped, Milland was used as a test actor to find a new starlet for ''[[The Jungle Princess]]'' (1936). When the studio chose [[Dorothy Lamour]] for the lead, Milland wrote in his autobiography that Lamour was confused to find that he was not to be her male lead and she requested Milland to be her co-star. Paramount was not keen, but when ''Three Smart Girls'' was pre-released to rave reviews, they gave Milland the role.<ref>Milland (1974), pp.175–76</ref> By the end of 1936, Milland was being considered for leading roles, and Paramount rewrote his contract, resulting in the tripling of his salary.<ref>Milland (1974), p.178</ref>