Complex sentence: The film vaulted Bogart from fourth place to first in the studio's roster, finally exceeding James Cagney, and by 1946 more than doubling his annual salary to over $460,000, making him the highest paid actor in the world.
Split into simpler sentences: The film vaulted Bogart from fourth place to first in the studio's roster, finally overtaking James Cagney. By 1946 he'd more than double his annual salary to over $460,000, making him the highest paid actor in the world.