Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 7 | La Crawford a Bit Jittery in Return to Dance Role

La Crawford a Bit Jittery In Return to Dance Role HOLLYWOOD Aug 27 INS A INS A very slender and lovelier lovelier- than-ever than Joan Crawford who won her first screen creen role because she could do a nifty Charleston is frankly scared to death as sh she begins her first dancing picture in five years Joan had only nine days to re rehearse rehearse re- re reo hearse with Tony de Marco before she went before the camera in The Shining Hour at M. M-G-M. On two of those days Tony was sick So Joan has been worried she may not show up so well when you consider Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire practice for six she weeks before they take a step before the camera To make matters a little worse for her the dancing scene is shot in a night club wIth extras sitting around at tables That means pairs of eyes ees focused on I Crawford alone waiting to o see if shell she'll make a misstep if she's as asgood asgood asgood good as she used to be She is But you can see as she begins she's nervous nervous at being the center of attraction again Its It's the first time she's been among strangers since her her ler marriage with Franchot Tone Ton broke up a little over a month ago And its it's her first movie since sh she completed Mannequin with Spencer Spen Spen- Tracy 10 months ago Joans Joan's last dancing picture was D Dancing Lady with Astaire a as asher asher her partner It was his first movie role Afterward he went to RI RHO O. O Nelson Kelson Eddy also received his first break in that lIe He picture pictured sang one song Clark Gable was her leading manIt man It was one of Joans Joan's most successful pictures but after it she didn't didn dance a single step in 10 pictures