# Landon Laird: Remembering Kansas City’s First Film Critic

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/landon-laird-remembering-kansas-citys-first-film-critic/
- Published: 2023-03-16T09:00:58-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Landon Laird (left) with Spencer Tracy in 1937. Photo courtesy: Jackson County Historical Society. Article by Brian Burnes. Flatland KC – March 9, 2023. Spencer Tracy was missing. “Tracy!” said Joan Crawford, pacing around the film studio. “Tracy! Where in heaven’s name is Tracy?” Tracy was right there, “in conversation with a friend,” as the moment was described in a September 1937 Kansas City Star article bearing a Hollywood dateline. “Shall we rehearse this scene again for Miss Crawford, or should we take the picture?” Tracy asked in mock exasperation. This off-camera interlude included three film industry veterans with Kansas City connections. […] Click here to view original web page at flatlandkc.org