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HISTORY MAKERS OF 1937
banquet at the Hotel Astor. The night oi the public opening at Radio City Music Hall. Mr. Wilcox hosted at another feast, at the Ritz Carlton. He and the film's star, Anna Neagle, accompanied by RKO execs galore, hied to Ottawa and other Canadian cities. Each gave Mr. Wilcox the key thereof. Round about this time RKO-Radio officially announced a contract with him, calling for three pix annually for next 10 years. Last summer he journeyed to Italy, planning to make some features there. Subsequently decided to abandon this project.
• E. V. RICHARDS
In the steady expansion program of the Saenger theaters was regularly discernible t h e guiding hand of that organizat i o n ' s president and general manager. Among other things, E. V. replaced screens throughout the circuit. Closed big deals with several
majors, including Columbia, 20th-Fox and Paramount. Incidentally, E. V. continued to serve on latter company's board of directors.
• JAMES R. GRAINGER •
Continued high in the favor of exhibition interests both large and small, as well as in personal popularity. Made things hum on the national sales front with "U" product, dispensing with characteristic dash the entire line-up which included such pix as "100
Men and a Girl," "Three Smart Girls" and that authentic and interesting "Wings Over Honolulu." Played a prominent role in company's annual sales meet which was held last mid-year on the Coast. In late November, word burst on the industry that limmy
was departing as Universal's general sales manager, his contract being settled. Universal named Willaim A. Scully, M-G-M's eastern district manager, as his successor. At the year-end, the capable Mr. Grainger has made no announcement re his future plans.
• SAM E. MORRIS •
Unsettled international conditions dampened not in the least the ardor or enthusiasm of Warner Bros, vicepresident in charge of foreign distribution. Summer and the early Autumn found him in Europe. On the Continent he visited several countries, scanning situations there, and later he spent four solid weeks in London settling details in connection with the erection there of the new Warner Theater. Also held confabs on production plans for the Teddington Studios with Jack L. Warner, and with Irving Asher production head at Teddington. Prior to his argosy abroad, his company was about to hold its big sales pow-wow in the East. However, an emergency called him to the other end of the country, for on the Coast his son Edwin H. ("Buddy") Morris was seriously ill, but fully and swiftly recovered. Heading back to New York, Mr. Morris, with his usual flare for action, rapidly set plans for the selling of the new season's product through WB's 120 foreign branches.
• EDWARD FINNEY •
Being a chronic outdoors man, this young gentleman did some trail blazing in the biz during the year. Advocated and instituted practice of injecting his songs in Westerns. Witness *'Rollin' Plains,'' etc. Grabbed best writers to accomplish this. Re-signed Tex
Hitter to new long-term contract, starring
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