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Classic 1920's - 1970 History of the Telephone Film Collection
2 DVD Set
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Follow the history
of the telephone from its early days of the experiments of Alexander
Graham Bell to the invention of what are now antique and vintage telephones
and telephone equipment to the modern (70s style) telephone. This
20 film series on 2 dvds gives an excellent timepline about telephone
history, the history of communications, the invention of the telephone
and its variations through the decades, a biography of Alexander Graham
Bell, a semi animated film showing the construction of an antique
telephone and much more. |
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Here are all the films that make
up this historical collection:
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)
  
A musical promoting the new color telephones as a decorator
accessory for your home. This is probably as important a milestone
in the history of the telephone as color paint was for automobiles.
Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 14:28
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Television Commercials: Telephone (1970)
 
Three television commercials promoting the use of the telephone in various
cities across the country. The film also includes a brief history
of the telephone.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 4:02
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Mr. Bell (1947)
  
Follow the daily life of Alexander Graham Bell as he toils
tirelessly to create the telephone to help the world while
also participating in the community and in charitible works.
This Alexander Graham Bell biography is an excellent snapshot
of his work that has proved to be one of the most indispensible
inventions ever.
Producer: RKO-Pathe, Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 29:39
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How to Use the Dial Phone (1927)
  
Film designed to instruct people on how to use a dial telephone.
Producer: American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
Audio/Visual: Silent, Black & White
Run time: 7:07 |
Story Without End (1950)
  
This film examines the growth of telephone service across the United
States, showing how service is expanding to rural areas and how microwave
relay stations are working to make the phone system more reliable for
more and more people.
Producer: Pathescope Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 18:08
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We Learn About the Telephone (1965)
  
This film looks at the history of communications and how
as we grew as a society and a nation, the ability of quick,
reliable communications has also grows and led to the developments
that gave us the modern communications system of the mid 60s
and its great impact on the world.
Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 22:32
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Operator Toll Dialing: Teamwork (1949)
  
Instructional training film demonstrating how teamwork makes the operators
more efficient and better able to serve their customers.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 3:22 |
You Can Tell by the Teller (1945)
  
Educational film showing how payments can be made in an efficient and
friendly manner as contrasted to dealing with a troublesome teller and
how the telephone can be used to keep in touch with patrons to keep customer
service levels high.
Producer: Wilding Picture Productions
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 18:41
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