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Convention Girl
Convention Girl

Convention Girl

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Wily hotel 'hostess' Babe LaVal navigates booming business, cabaret calls and shady deals in Atlantic City. She meets a soup magnate, and begins to feel it might be 'the real thing'.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 October 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rose Hobart

Rose Hobart

Cynthia 'Babe' LaVal

Weldon Heyburn

Weldon Heyburn

Bill Bradley

Sally O'Neil

Sally O'Neil

Gracie, Call Girl

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Ward Hollister

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Dan Higgins

Lucille Mendez

Lucille Mendez

Peg, Call Girl

James Spottswood

James Spottswood

John 'Cupid' Pettyjohn

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Betty, Singer-Call Girl

Alan Brooks

Alan Brooks

Ernest

Nell O'Day

Nell O'Day

Daisy Miller, Tommy's Sweetheart

Ruth Gillette

Ruth Gillette

Helen Shalton, Singer-Call Girl

William H. White

William H. White

Penrod

Laliva Browne

Laliva Browne

Mrs. Pettyjohn

Toni Reed

Toni Reed

Tommy LaVal, Cynthia's Nephew

Isham Jones

Isham Jones

Orchestra Leader

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