silentmovieguy Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 So dirty that it's lost! The sound record of this film was found, but the film itself is lost. This film wasn't even released in theatres because they said it was too dirty. The guy at the studio told them to destroy all known prints to exist. Link to post Share on other sites
moviejoe79 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 There's gotta be a copy floating around out there someplace! This one sounds great! I bet there's a copy of it rotting in Europe somewhere - they always seem to find "lost" films overseas. Link to post Share on other sites
feaito Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 This one is one of the most MISSED Pre-Codes of ALL Pre-Codes...they say that Joan Blondell was great in this one... Message was edited by: feaito Link to post Share on other sites
alix1929 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I think almost everyone who knows pre-Codes would love to see CONVENTION CITY. I disagree though, I believe this movie did make it to the big screen, but I read that prints and negatives were burned after release, when the Code was actually being enforced. It was said that conventioneers tried to rent the film from the studio for their conventions, and that in order to stop the requests, the films were destroyed. Of course, I think somewhere, someone kept a naughty copy! I read on the internet that one reel of sound had been discovered, but haven't heard or read anything since. Maybe someday... Link to post Share on other sites
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