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Convention City

Convention City

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Genres

Comedy

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Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. President J.B. Honeywell is to choose a new company sales manager. T.R. Kent and George Ellerbe are two salesmen who both want the job. However, they both get into trouble: T.R. is discredited when jealous saleswoman, Arlene Dale, interferes with his attempted seduction of Honeywell's daughter, Claire, and George attempts to seduce Nancy Lorraine. The position of sales manager is bestowed upon a drunken employee as a bribe after he catches J.B. about to visit "Daisy La Rue, Exterminator." Considered a lost film.

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Budget

$239000

Revenue

$522000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

14 December 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Nancy Lorraine

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

T.R. (Ted) Kent

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Jerry Ford

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Arlene Dale

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

George Ellerbe

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Will Goodwin

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Hotstetter

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

J.B. Honeywell

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. Ellerbe

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Claire Honeywell

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Wendell Orchard

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Zorb

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Mrs. Kent

Gordon Westcott

Gordon Westcott

Phil Lorraine / Frank Wilson

Barbara Rogers

Barbara Rogers

Lulu

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Graham

Lorin Raker

Lorin Raker

Clerk

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

McAllister

William Burress

William Burress

Customer (as William Burress)

Virginia Howell

Virginia Howell

Mrs. Orchard

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

Leonard Travis

Huey White

Huey White

Bootlegger

Sam Godfrey

Sam Godfrey

Private Detective

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