| Barney Balaban | Louis B. Mayer |
| James F. Byrnes | Dore Schary |
| Harry Cohn | "General" Nicholas Schenck |
| William Goetz | Mendel Silberberg |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Spyros Skouras |
| Eric Johnston | "Major" Albert Warner |
 Barney Balaban |
 James F. Byrnes |
 Harry Cohn |
 William Goetz |
 Samuel Goldwyn |
 Eric Johnston |
 Louis B. Mayer |
 Dore Schary |
 Nicholas Schenck |
 Mendel Silberberg |
 Spyros Skouras |
 Albert Warner |
The names are known of the 48 men who attend the Waldorf meeting; they were printed in the Motion Picture Herald and Daily Variety, the industry's main trade papers, the day after it was held.
Many of them are faceless executives—lawyers, vice presidents—whose functions have been lost to time and anonymity. Some work with the industry's lobbying groups, Motion Picture Producers Association (MPPA) and Association of Motion Picture Producers (AMPP) , the forerunners to today's Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). There are some notable independent producers among them.
And many are the colorful, profane dynamos who built Hollywood and are prepared to do anything to keep their domain intact. The twelve major players are characters in "The Waldorf Conference" but among the others are: