The long-running play led to other leading stage roles and her Hollywood contract.

But today these students and their increasingly preprofessional programs have much grander ambitions, aiming for a published novel or a Hollywood contract.

"It wasn't so much that we were going up for the Hollywood contract as much as 'we have to go help.' "

He was then signed to a three-year Hollywood contract, reportedly at Cagney's urging.

Johnny has entered the race in order to gain some publicity and hopefully land a Hollywood contract.

This performance brought in its wake several film offers and a Hollywood contract with Paramount Pictures.

She turned down a seven-year Hollywood contract, saying that while the payment would have been great, "the contract was a whole book.

His performance won him a Hollywood contract.

The film became an international success and led to Swaim's first Hollywood contract.

Then he was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox.