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 charitable works. This Alexander Graham Bell biography is an excellent snapshot of his work that has proved to be one of the most indispensable 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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