After a brief hiatus due to her niece's suicide, Davies starred in "Hearts Divided" (1936) and "Cain and Mabel" (1936). Her final film for Warner Brothers was "Ever Since Eve" (1937). Mirroring earlier events at MGM, Warners purchased the rights to Robert E. Sherwood's 1935 play "Tovarich" for Davies, but the lead role in the 1937 film adaptation was given to Claudette Colbert. Hearst shopped Davies and Cosmopolitan for another year, but no deals were made, and the actress officially retired. In 1943, Davies was offered the role of Mrs. Brown in "Claudia", but Hearst dissuaded her from taking a supporting role and tarnishing her starring career. In her 45 feature films, over a 20-year period, Davies had never been anything but the star and, with the exception of uncredited cameo appearances, had always received top billing.