Its premiere in New York City was held in early February, 1936 at the Rivoli Theatre.Chaplin did not attend the premiere of his first film in five years because during his previous public appearance in New York, he found himself "battling through the crowds" everywhere he went.In a resulting shootout, one of Cortez"" men killed Escobedo and his henchmen.Ryan was the next to be killed, but Cortez"" henchman was shot by sniper Chavez from a distance.In the final action scene, Cortez blamed "the American" for killing Escobedo, and with his henchmen battled against Ryan, Clark, and Chavez as they successfully rescued the imprisoned hostages in a basement cell ("We""re going home, boys").When swimsuit-clad young ladies enter laughing and bouncing down a flight of stairs, he apologizes to the two older ladies for having to postpone their wedding for a few days (or years) and then leaves to sow a few wild oats with the troupe of younger chorus girls."Nan: "I thought you were in Hollywood."Vivian: "I was, but pictures bored me.So little culture out there, my dear."Nan: "What is this culture gag all of a sudden?...Last time I saw you, your conversation was practically dese, dems, and doses."Vivian: "We grow up, you know."Shortly later in the evening, Kent arrived to retrieve his ""Cat unit"" notes from Nan, and was immediately fawned over by he conniving and seductive gold digger Vivian: "In California, I never missed a Chester Kent Prologue.