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THE EXHIBITOR
UNIVERSAL HOME OFFICE FETES JOE PASTERNAK; OTHER DOINGS
UNIVERSAL HOME OFFICE in New York City threw this party at the Hotel Astor recently for producer Joe Pasternak upon his arrival. Seated in the picture in the upper left are: Joseph M. Seider, Prudential: Leonard Schlesinger, Warner Bros. : Si Fabian, Fabian theatres ; I. J. Hoffman, Warner Bros., New Haven ; Don Jacocks, Warner Bros.. New Jersey ; Ed Hinchey, Warner Bros. ; Ed Zebell, Fox W. C. ; Milt Ossfeld, Skouras.
At the table at upper right are: Irving Kaplan, Randforce ; Harold Rinzler, Randforce: Dave Levy, U, New York City: John Benas, Skouras; J. J. Thompson, Cocalis ; Morris Jacks, Walter Reade ; Leo Justin, Water Reade theatres ; Leo Brecher, Plaza ; Leo Abrams, U short subjects chief ; Max Cohen, U exchange.
Seated center left are: Sam Goodman, Century; William White, Skouras; Fred Schwartz, Century ; A1 Hovel, president. Century ; George Skouras ;
William P. Phillips, United Artists; Sam Rinzler, Randforce; Manny Frisch, Randforce; Barney Goodkind and Elihu Winer, U story department.
At the center right table are: Harry Mandel and Max Fellerman, RKO ; John Friedl, Publix, Minneapolis; Mort Singer; J. J. Ludwig, Publix. Minneapolis.
At bottom left are pictured: John Wright, Rivoli ; Freddie Meyers, RKO ; John J. O’Connor, RKO ; Joseph Seidelman, U Foreign vice-president ; Joe Pasternak; William A. Scully, U general sales manager; Nate J. Blumberg ; Harry Brandt ; J. Cheever Cowdin ; Clayton Bond, Warner Bros. ; Arthur Mayer, Rialto ; William J. Heineman, U Western sales manager.
At the bottom right is a closeup of the speaker’s table, with the head of O’Connor visible, and Pasternak, Scully and Blumberg taking up from there. All in all, a gala occasion.
PICTURED is the Globe, New York City, front for “The Human Monster,” Monogram horror opus, which has been doing a nice business.
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GEORGE O’BRIEN, star of RKO’s “Wagon Train,” visits the Fair.
April 10, 1940