Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1939)

Page 8 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW June 3, 1939 DELEGATES ON WAY TO MEET Paramount Completes Plans For Los Angeles Convention More than 75 Paramount home office executives, foreign and domestic sales representatives will leave here on Sunday, June 4, aboard a special Paramount Convention Train, leaving Grand Central Station at 4 P.M., to^ attend the company's annual sales convention which gets under way at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 8. The New York contingent will consist of the following executives: Barney Balaban, Stanton Grift'is, Adolph Zukor, Austin K e o u g h , I . Cohn, John W. Hicks, George Weitner. Lou Diamond, Russell Holman, H. Klarsfeld, A. L. I'ratchett, F. C. Henry, H. Hunter, C. R. Dickinson, T. Reddin, Neil F. Agnew, J. T. Unger, Charles Reagan, Oscar Morgan, G. B. J. Frawley, H. L. Lorber, A. J. Dunne, M. R. Goodman, F. A. Leroy, J. Roper, L. Flynn, Alec Moss, Al Wilkie, Don Velde, Sam Palmer, A. O. Dillenbeck, Don Gibbs, Moe Kallis, M. S. Kusell, I. A. Lesser, J. P. Touhy, M. R. Voick, M. Gluck, T. Aber, M. Mendel, E. H. Bell, H. A. Kaufman, A. Gebhart, J. C. Perlev, E. W. Sweigert, TT 17 c.v,T*-u rj T>.,u:^ r ~ — Y. Frank Freeman U. F. Smith, H. Rubin, George T. Beat tie, J. D. Holman, R. Garman, W. W. Sharpe, J. E. Fontaine, H. C. Thompson, J. Bryan, W. V. Dougherty, H. Davidson, R. M. Grace, R. Doyle, A. M. Kane, J. Moore, J. Gubbins, T. Duane, E. Bradley, W. L. Hughes, P. Broderick, J. Brown, H. Germaine, R. Carroll and T. P. Thornton. The following trade paper representatives, making the trip as guests of Paramount, will also be aboard the Convention Special : Terry Ramsaye, Pete Harrison, "Chick" Lewis, Red Kann, W. R. Wilkinson, Sherwin Kane and George Morris. En route to Hollywood the Convention Special will pick-up the following sales representatives at Albany; C. G. Eastman, R. D. Hayes, W Waters, G. Schuller Beattie and' L. Beecher. At BufTalo the following men will board the Special : K. G. Robinson, M. Simon, F. H. Myers, W. Rosenow and E. Walter. Arriving in Chicago, June S the Paramount Convention Special will be boarded by 85 sales representatives from various exchanges in that district. The group consists of the following men : H. H. Goldstein, M. R. Clark, M. Greenwald, T. L. Irwin, J. B. Gardner, H. Rotb, M. Barrett, D. Kimehnan, E. M. Stuve, G. Elmo, R. E. Caskey, G. H. Peterson, C. Mergen, R. L. Clark, J. J. Oulahan, M. S. Cummins, N. B. Kaplan, V. A. Kramer, C. W. Powers, H. Eberts, J. Harris, E. RufT, M. A. Mulligan, J. L. Hunter, W. J. O'Neill, H. Pfafif, R. Murphy, H. Q. Burns, M. A. Brown, T. Dowbiggan, P. J. Hogan, A. Usher, H. R. Hamburg, E. L. Goldberg, H. Wirthwein, B. F. Elrod, W. H. Hamm, L. Aurelio, J. Scott, J. T. Howard, J. E. Ryder, J. R. Young, H. E. Stuckey, J. E. Thompson, W. T. Embach, J. W. Brown, F. C. Clark, R. Scheinbaum, K. J. Werthamer, R. W. Baker, J. V. Lenahan, R. Weinfurter, J. H. Stevens, D. C. Newman, W. H. Esch, F. E. Wagoner, C. Kemp, A. Fromuth, H. F. Wilkie, T. F. Kirby. J. D. Campbell, K. Chalmkn. J. C. Goodson, W. G. Bradley, O. O. Rav, A. H. Duren, J. S. Young, W. F. Bugie, S. Frifield, H. L. Dean, T. S. Watson, H. T. Baker, H. E. Pickett, E. M. Adams, B. A. Slaughter, S. Lett. C. P. Freeman, D. Baum, E. B. Price, E. E. Shinn, M. J. Artigues, S. M. Otis, J. J. NicoU and William Young. At Omaha the following fifty-three members of the Paramount sales staff will join the home office contingent aboard the Convention Special ; J. T. Manfre, G. W. Hinton, R. Carnie, J. W. Stark, J. R. Young, P. Hannon, A. H. Cole, J. H. States, N. Burruss, C. E. House, C. A. Roeder, J. T. McBride, W. A. Wandel, C. Scheufler, A. Mendenhall, E. I. Rubin, C. H. Wekks, B. A. Tomte, W. B. Haarmann, W. A. Overturf, R. M. Copeland, P. W. Robbins, F. V. Thomas, S. O'Hara, W. J. Curry, H. T. Bahner. B. Blotcky, J. Wolf, F. R. Anderson, R. P. Ableson, V. Sessler, L. A. Hummel, E. B. Lund, F. C. Myers, J. R. Fritcher, A. S. Carr, H. W. Braly, L. W. McClintock, C. L. Dees, C. H. Weaver, H. G. Simmons, B. H. Brager, T. W. Bridge, F. Earned, W. C. Kroeger, H. H. Cleaves, M. Schweitzer, J. J. Currv, H. Nicholson, T. H. McKean, G. Caughan, S. Brunk, E. Plumlee. At Evanston, Wyoming, G. A. Smith and C. N. Peacock will board the special while at Salt Lake City the following 12 members of the sales staff will board the train en route to Hollywood : C. J. Bell, C. J. Duer, R. C. Ryan, W. M. Williams, T. Vos, W. A. Plunkett. F. H. Smith, "A. Heid, H. M. Glanfield. J. G. Wilcos, \l. Smith, and C. Burdette. The following thirty-one executives and members of the sales staff will travel via auto and special train meeting the conventioners in HoUvwood : G. K. Haddow', R. M. Gillham, M. Sattler, H. Randel. W. H. Erbb, W. Hansher, W. O. Kellv, G. Lynch, T. T. Donohue, H. N. East, T. M.' Bettencourt, A. R. Taylor, H. W. Haustein, T. E. Hurlev, R. C. McDonnell, M. Segal, "D. Spracher. G. H. Haviland, R. L. Estill, F. A. Roe, A. R. Anderson, G. Brogger, L. G. DeWaide, L. G. Stang, D. a. Wilson, S. Ralston, D. Brickman, R. Simpson, J. C. Rodman, R. C. LiBeau and G. Sessler. Members from the Los Angeles exchange also attending the three-day session include I. G. White, H. Haas, M. C. Buries, L. C. Bristol and J. Haas. The above 274 executives, members of the foreign and domestic sales staff will convene with production officials at the opening session on Thursday, June 8 at the first day of the three day meeting with Neil F. Agnew, vicepresident and general sales manager, presiding. 100% Club to Meet The 100 Per Cent Club, 17 strong, will be honored. Special awards have been arranged for the members of this star group and will be presented at the conference. The Club comprises Albert Gebhart, Robert Grace, William V. Dougherty, Henry Germaine, Vincent Kramer, Robert L. Clark, William Esch, Norman S c h e i n b a u m, Dwight Spracher, Jesse McBride, Robert Abieson, John E. Hurley, Clarence Burdette, Albert Duren, James C. Goodson, Jr.; George Gaughan, Thomas F. Dowbiggin. Each was 100 per cent sold in his territory. NEELY BILL VOTE 15 TO 3 Committee Favorably Reports Measure NOW ON WAyI^ SENATE The Neely anti block-booking bill was reported favorably this week by the full Senate Interstate Commerce Committee by a vote of 15 to 3. Just prior to this the sub-committee had cast an even vote on the measure, which now goes to the Senate. Last year the Senate passed it, but the bill was tabled in the House, with Congress adjourning before any further action could be taken. The Senate Committee earlier in the week had promised action, after Senator Neely had threatened to discharge the committee from considering the bill which he said had suffered "unpardonable, inexcusable and disgraceful delays." The West Virginia Senator, however, withdrew his Senate motion, but not before he had assailed Majority Leader Barkley for being present at only one session of the recent hearings. 2-Year, 5 Pics Deal Erich Pommer, head of Mayflower Pictures, who arrived here this week to discuss a renewal of his releasing deal with Paramount, said the deal would probably run two years and embrace five pictures. He brought with him a print of "Jamaica Inn", third release on his current 4-picture deal with Paramount. SHOWMEN'S MOTION PICTURE Trade Review Vol. 30, No. 19 June 3, 1939 Title and Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Of. Charles E. "Chick" Lewis Editor and Publisher TOM KENNEDY Associate Editor )0S. H. GALLAGHER Film Advt. Mgr. HAROLD RENDALL Equip. Advt. Mgr. ROBERT WILE Managing Editor Among the executives from the Paramount home office who will attend the convention on the Coast beginning next Thursday are those pictured on this page. At the top, left to right, are Barney Balaban, president; Neil Agnew, general sales manager; Charles Reagan, western sales manager; J. j. Unger, eastern sales manager; Oscar Morgan, southern sales manager. Bottom row, left to right are Stanton Griffis, chairman of the executive committee; John W. Hicks, vice-president in charge of foreign distribution; Robert Gillham, director of adv. and pub.; Lou Diamond, short subject sales mgr. WEST COAST OFFICE ANN LEWIS, West Coast Manager Guaranty BIdg., 6331 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Cal., Tel. Hollywood 1390 CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVE MARSHALL REINIG 612 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Telephone: Superior 7646 FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE lOCK MacGREGOR, 20 Portsea Place Hyde Park, W., London, Eng. Showmen's Trade Review is published weekly by Showmen's Trade Review. Inc. Publication office, 34 North Crystal St., East Stroudsburg, Pa. Editorial and advertising offices, 1501 Broadway, New York City. Tel. : Bryant 9-5606. 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