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On the following pages are listed the 1936-37 box office ratings on the following:
Executives and Producers
Directors
Stars and Featured Players
Writers ( Original and Screenplay )
After the name of each individual is the studio they are associated with as well as the number of releases for which they were
responsible, and finally their batting average in per cent.
PRODUCERS — 4 DIVISIONS
The first box office ratings are those of the executives and producers — the men who are at the helm of production — truly the men
who are responsible for the sucess or failure of the motion picture.
We have classified the executives and producers into four different groups, as these men perform four different duties:
1st — General Executive Producers, the first and by far most important group. These are the men who have complete charge of production in their respective studios. On the left hand page we find a list of 14 executive producers, six of whom are at pres¬ ent inactive, while the other eight are now in complete charge of production in the various studios. We find Mr. Mayer (aided by Mannix and Katz) in charge of M-G-M production, at the top of the list. Next we find Darryl Zanuck solely in charge of production for 20th Cenutry-Fox; then William LeBaron; Jack Warner, etc.
2nd — General "B" Producers. These are the men who are in charge of the so-called "B" or program pictures for the major studios. In this list are 8 men, 6 of whom are still in charge of the ”B" pictures for major studios, while the other two, Lucien Hub¬ bard and A. M. Botsford, are presently engaged in other capaci¬ ties at the Paramont Studio; Mr. Hubbard being a Unit Producer, while Mr. Botsford is now executive assistant to Mr. LeBaron.
3rd — Unit Producers. In this classification we find a list of 136 producers who have charge of their own individual units. In other words, these producers have charge of so many pictures a year, BUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER in charge of the studio.
4th — Independent Producers. In this classification are 62 men who produce their pictures independently, ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN, but release through major distributing companies.
As stated above, the list of EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS is found on the left hand page, while their credits are on the following pages. The credits and releases of the GENERAL "B" PRO¬ DUCERS, the UNIT PRODUCERS, and the INDEPENDENT PRO¬ DUCERS are all to be found on the following pages.
Hal B. WallU, executive assistant to Jack Warner, is in a rather unique position. As he does not fall in any of the four classifications listed above, we have to list Mr. Wallis separately. Mr. Wallis, working directly under Jack Warner, is in charge of all the "A" product on that lot — a position not enjoyed by any other individual in the business. But since the "B" product for Warners is handled by Bryan Foy, Mr. Wallis is an executive producer, but still not a general executive producer.
HAL B. WALLIS
Dist. Releases %
WAR (62) 103