For the record, Cinecon has never left Hollywood. We had to go virtual the last two years, but barring any more Covid waves, we'll be back live next year.
Paramount did not license the show in perpetuity. The rights expired and reverted to DeSylva, Brown, Henderson and Schwab. This is the main reason the original elements have survived, because they were surrendered to people who took better care of things than Paramount and eventually donated...
I saw Universal's preservation print of FLAMES some years ago. It's pretty good, but its chief flaw is that nine of the 11 cliffhangers are someone trapped in a burning building. Not very imaginative!
FOLLOW THRU's rights reverted to the estates of the playwrights, so neither Paramount nor...