 When her contract expired soon thereafter, she returned briefly to Sweden.On 3 May 1938, Garbo was among the many stars—including Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Luise Rainer, Katharine Hepburn, Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire, and Dolores del Río, among others—dubbed to be "Box Office Poison" in an article published by Harry Brandt on behalf of the Independent Theatre Owners of America.After the box-office failure of "Conquest", MGM decided a change of pace was needed to resurrect Garbo's career.