She certainly shows up those beautiful but dumb actresses who are only interested in showing off their shapely limbs, their soulful eyes and carefully coiffured hair."-ESME BERSACH, TOPEKA, KANSASA Prayer for Joan: "It distresses me to see my idol, Joan Crawford, kept down on the lower rung of greatness. I send this prayer that the producers will stop teaming her with Gable and Robert Montgomery in chattering, noisy, fun-loving girlish parts, and cast her with someone like Fredric March."—BOBBIE JO NATFORD, MACON, GEORGIAIn 1938, while Bette Davis' star was rising, Joan Crawford's was on the decline. Voted number one at the box office the previous year, she had now sunk to below the top forty. It was the fault of her studio, Joan felt. They were not aggressively merchandising her films anymore. M-G-M put the blame on Joan, and her ever-evolving image. "From jazz flapper to sophisticated clothes-horse, she's changed her celluloid skin a full half dozen times," said one publication. "Her fans are having a hard time keeping track of the many different Joans." The trouble began with the star's marriage to Franchot Tone, Metro believed.
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