Blanche avoided films until she saw the brilliance of the movie
The Informer (1935). Stage star
Alla Nazimova was
indirectly responsible for her getting the role of Madame DeFarge in
A Tale of Two Cities (1935). They had never met but when the part was
offered to the silent screen star, she felt it was not right for her
and told them the only person she thought could play the part was
Blanche. Blanche was the 67th and last actress to test for the part.