Convention City
1933 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
The plot revolves around the convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. Throughout the film, the employees of Honeywell Rubber are mainly concerned with drinking and sex. President J.B. Honeywell (Grant Mitchell) is to choose a new company salesmanager. T.R. Kent (Adolphe Menjou) and George Ellerbe (Guy Kibbee) are two salesmen who both want the job. However, they both get into trouble: T.R. is discredited when jealous saleswoman Arlene Dale (Mary Astor) interferes with his attempted seduction of J.B.'s daughter and George attempts to seduce Nancy Lorraine (Joan Blondell). 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"
Direction Archie Mayo
Cast Joan Blondell · Adolphe Menjou · Dick Powell · Mary Astor · Guy Kibbee · Frank McHugh · Ruth Donnelly · Hugh Herbert · Grant Mitchell · Egon Brecher · Hobart Cavanaugh · Sheila Terry · Gordon Westcott · Barbara Rogers · Patricia Ellis
Screenplay Robert Lord · Edward Chodorov · Peter Milne
Cinematography William Rees
Original title Convention City
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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