arpirose Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) As I was watching "Gold Diggers of 1938", I became more curious about the career of Joan Blondell. First of all, she was a wonderful comedienne and actress whose career never made it to big stardom. She had three rough marriages. But, she worked through her personal issues to become one of the most respected character actresses of all time. About "Convention City": it was so scandalous, that Jack Warner ordered the burning of all copies and negatives. According to legend, there were tasteless jokes about prostitution, drunkenness, and more. This film caused an such outcry with the mostly conservative public at the time. As a result, the Hays Code was formed. There are no known prints of this film. Jack Warner truly destroyed any future viewings of Convention City. Hence, it is lost forever. http://www.missamerica1933.com/contestants/conventioncity.html. This is a mini article about the film. Edited June 8, 2018 by arpirose 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Yes, I've heard about this film. Too bad it's lost. I've seen some stills. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EricJ Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Huh. Must've worked, I'm still one of those folks that thought it was Karloff and Lugosi in Universal's "The Black Cat" that did it. Link to post Share on other sites
arpirose Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 I am sorry but I made a big typo this morning about the Gold Diggers movie. It should be "Gold Diggers of 1933. Aside from the Busby Berkeley musical numbers; there is a hilarious, over the top, performance by Aline MacMahon as Trixie. I always, loved this movie. I even had the Busby Berkeley book, from 1973, which got lost in a move. It was a wonderful book for collectors. Link to post Share on other sites
sewhite2000 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 "Another attendee does the best he can to coax a GOAT into his room"???!!! Really? That was really in a WB movie? I'm highly dubious. Link to post Share on other sites
musicalnovelty Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Here's an article on the movie that clears up many errors and misconceptions that have been printed elsewhere: http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/vitaphone-view-where-is-convention-city-hiding/ Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Thanks for posting that. Here's hoping a print of it pops up somewhere in the future. I've wanted to see this film for many years. Link to post Share on other sites
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