The coming of sound made Davies nervous because she had a persistent stutter. Her career nonetheless progressed, and she made a number of films during the early sound era, including "Marianne" (1929), "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" (1929), "The Florodora Girl" (1930), "The Bachelor Father" (1931), "Five and Ten" (1931) with Leslie Howard, "Polly of the Circus" (1932) with Clark Gable, "Blondie of the Follies" (1932), "Peg o' My Heart" (1933), "Going Hollywood" (1933) with Bing Crosby, and "Operator 13" (1934) with Gary Cooper. During the filming of "Operator 13", Hearst repeatedly caused problems on the set, and he insisted on directing a scene much to the consternation of film director Richard Boleslawski.