Convention City

Dec 14, 1933

1h 9m

★ 4.2

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Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Convention City Trailers

Cast

Nancy Lorraine

Joan Blondell

T.R. (Ted) Kent

Adolphe Menjou

Jerry Ford

Dick Powell

Arlene Dale

Mary Astor

George Ellerbe

Guy Kibbee

Will Goodwin

Frank McHugh

Hotstetter

Hugh Herbert

J.B. Honeywell

Grant Mitchell

Mrs. Ellerbe

Ruth Donnelly

Claire Honeywell

Patricia Ellis

Wendell Orchard

Hobart Cavanaugh

Zorb

Egon Brecher

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