Title: Tom Waller Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 5D
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1947

Creators:

• Waller, Tom, 1900-
• United Artists Corporation

Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/5D

Quantity: 3.2 cubic feet (8 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Press releases, biographies of stars and reviews of films, and correspondence with agents, advertising firms, United Artists and production company personnel from the files of Tom Waller, publicity manager of United Artists from 1945 to 1947, and the files of his predecessor Jimmie Dunn.

Note:

Forms part of the United Artists Corporation collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-99an005d

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The file is arranged in folders alphabetically by film title and chronologically within each folder.

Tom Waller was publicity manager of United Artists from June 1945 through July 1947. His position involved the supervision and direction of advertising and publicity for the films distributed through United Artists. Waller's duties included arranging press interviews and personal appearances of stars and directors, scheduling special screenings for the media, releasing publicity material to the press and overseeing the activities of more than a dozen field agents; in addition, he was involved with the creation of advertising materials and with the allocation of advertising budget between United Artists and individual exhibitors.

The file consists of documents accumulated by Waller while at United Artists as well as a scattering of materials inherited from his predecessor, Jimmie Dunn. Included are copies of numerous press releases issued both by United Artists and by individual production companies, synopses of films, biographies of stars and reviews of films. There is extensive correspondence with agents, advertising firms, United Artists and production company personnel, including reports on the success and failure of publicity campaigns.

Among the subjects treated are: newsworthy activities of stars, the status of films currently in production, human interest stories, photographic and poster material, publicity breaks and special screenings. Special attention is given to The Story of G.I. Joe and its protagonist, Ernie Pyle, and to George Bernard Shaw and his participation in Caesar and Cleopatra.

A list of citations to newspaper clippings has been made (see Box 1) and the deteriorating originals destroyed; in some cases, photocopies were retained in the file. A number of graphic and photographic materials have been separated to the stills collection at the Film Archives: see the Film Archivist for further information.

U.S. Mss 99AN/5D Box   1 Folder   A	List of citations to destroyed clippings
	Abie's Irish Rose
Box   1 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1946 April-1947 February
Box   1 Folder   2	News releases, clippings, reviews
	Angel on My Shoulder
Box   1 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1943 December-1946 November
Box   1 Folder   4	News releases, clippings, comments
Box   1 Folder   5	Arch of Triumph correspondence, news releases, 1945 September-1947 July
Box   1 Folder   6	Bachelor's Daughters, 1946 January-October
	Bel Ami
Box   1 Folder   7	Correspondence, news clippings, 1945 November-1947 May Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   1 Folder   8	News releases
Box   2 Folder   1	News releases (continued)
Box   2 Folder   2	Blood on the Sun press releases, 1944 October-1946 October Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   2 Folder   3	Breakfast in Hollywood, 1945 June-1946 July Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	Caesar and Cleopatra
Box   2 Folder   4	Correspondence, 1944 June-1946 October Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   2 Folder   5	Comments, billing, news releases Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   2 Folder   6	News clippings, G.B. Shaw material
Box   2 Folder   7	Gabriel Pascal production notes, Eagle-Lion comments
Box   2 Folder   8	Captain Kidd, 1944 December-1945 December Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   3 Folder   1	The Chase, 1946 March-1946 December Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   3 Folder   2	Colonel Blimp, 1943 January-1945 June
Box   3 Folder   3	Copacabana, 1946 July-1947 July Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	The Diary of a Chambermaid
Box   3 Folder   4	1945 May-1946 June Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   3 Folder   5	Releases, news clippings
	Dishonored Lady
Box   3 Folder   6	Correspondence, 1942 June-1947 May
Box   3 Folder   7	Comments, reviews, news clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	The Fabulous Dorseys
Box   4 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1945 March-1947 May
Box   4 Folder   2	Comments, news clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	Getting Gertie's Garter
Box   4 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1945 January-1946 February
Box   4 Folder   4	Releases, biographies, news clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	Henry V
Box   4 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1945 January-1947 July Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   4 Folder   6	Releases, biographies, Two Cities Films notes Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   4 Folder   7	I'll Be Seeing You
	Johnny in the Clouds (Way to the Stars)
Box   5 Folder   1	Correspondence, comments, 1944 November-1945 November Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   5 Folder   2	News clippings, reviews
	The Macomber Affair
Box   5 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1945 December-1947 August Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   5 Folder   4	Press releases
Box   5 Folder   5-7	Miscellaneous Waller correspondence, 1945 May-1946 December
Box   5 Folder   8	Mr. Ace, 1945 September-1947 January Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   5 Folder   9	Mr. Emmanuel, 1943 December-1945 May Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	New Orleans
Box   6 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1944 September-1947 July
Box   6 Folder   2	News releases, news clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	Night in Casablanca
Box   6 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1945 August-1946 September Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   6 Folder   4	News releases
	The Other Love
Box   6 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1947 January-1947 July
Box   6 Folder   6	News releases
Box   6 Folder   7	News releases, clippings
	Paris Underground
Box   7 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1944 August-1945 November Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   7 Folder   2	News releases, biographies
	Ramrod
Box   7 Folder   3	News clippings, correspondence, 1946 December-1947 July Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   7 Folder   4	News releases, biographies
Box   7 Folder   5	News releases, comments
Box   7 Folder   6	Rebecca correspondence, 1946 January-1946 June
	The Red House
Box   7 Folder   7	Correspondence, 1946 March-1947 March Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   8 Folder   1	News releases
Box   8 Folder   2	News releases, clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   8 Folder   3	Scandal in Paris correspondence, 1945 June-1946 September Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
	Story of G.I. Joe
Box   8 Folder   4-5	Correspondence, 1944 January-1945 November
Box   8 Folder   6	Releases, biographies, news clippings Note: Deteriorating clippings in this folder have been destroyed: see list in Box 1 for citations to the sources of these clippings.
Box   8 Folder   7	Press releases, comments, biographies
Box   8 Folder   8	News releases, comments