- Title: F-A5329
- Summary: THANKS FOR LISTENING: SALES FILM ABOUT THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE TELEPHONE. PHONE ETIQUETTE. 1950s
- Description:04:39:31 - CU 1950s PHONE RINGING. MAN ENTERS HIS OFFICE, IGNORES RINGING TELEPHONE, HANGS UP HAT AND COAT ON COAT RACK, THEN ANSWERS THE PHONE, TOO LATE, CALLER ALREADY HUNG UP. 04:39:59 - MAN SHRUGS, HANGS UP PHONE RECEIVER, TAKES JACKET OFF, HANGS ON COAT RACK. ROLLS UP SHIRT-SLEEVES SITS AT DESK, TACKLES PAPERWORK 04:40:29 - DISORGANIZED SALES MAN ON TELEPHONE. OPERATOR. ASKS MAN ON PHONE TO HOLD ON. BUSINESS CALLS BECAUSE HE'S HAVING CAR TROUBLE. LOTS OF PHONE CALLS. MAN LOOKS UP EXTENSION IN PHONE BOOK. BANGS ON TELEPHONE. IMPATIENT MAN ON PHONE 04:44:49 - EXASPERATED MAN SPINS AROUND ON CHAIR. CONFUSED BY DISEMBODIED FEMALE VOICE. POINTS AT DESK. TELEPHONE TALKS TO MAN. 04:47:11 - STOCK ROOM. CLERK WRAPS PACKAGE IN BROWN PAPER. 04:48:27 - MAN TURNS INTO ANOTHER MAN. ANSWERS PHONE ABOUT SHIPMENT ARRIVAL. LOOKS AT CARD FILE. 04:48:59 - CU PHONE OFF THE HOOK, TELEPHONE TALKS TO MAN MAN LOOKS LIKE HE IS ABOUT TO CRY. 04:49:38 - BUSINESSMAN TALKS TO SECRETARY. INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION. SMOKING CIGAR. RUDE BOSS. SLAMS DOWN PHONE. SECRETARY DIALS PHONE. TRANSFERS CALL. PUSHING EXTENSION BUTTONS. NEW SECRETARY. ASKS MAN TO HOLD. 04:51:00 - MAN CUPS HAND OVER RECEIVER TO TALK TO CO-WORKER 04:51:06 - MAN GOSSIPS ON PHONE. ROCKS IN HIS CHAIR 04:51:39 - SECRETARY DIALS NUMBER FOR BOSS. BUSINESS CALL 04:52:58 - MAN SITS AT HIS DESK DAYDREAMING 04:53:12 - MAN GIVES SECRETARY TIPS ON TAKING MESSAGES. 04:55:51 - CLERK AT FRONT DESK IN HOTEL. ANSWERS PHONE FROM ANGRY CUSTOMER. 04:56:35 - MAN TALKS TO THE TELEPHONE DISEMBODIED FEMALE VOICE 04:57:17 - MAN ANSWERS PHONE AT TRAIN STATION TICKET BOOTH. FAT MAN IN HOTEL ON TELEPHONE. HAS TO INTERRUPT PHONE CALL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT TICKET WINDOW ANGRY MAN SLAMS DOWN PHONE. 04:59:17 - CLASSIFIED AD DEPARTMENT OF NEWSPAPER. OLD LADY ON TELEPHONE WANTS TO PLACE AD ABOUT HER LOST DOG. MAN WEARS TELEPHONE HEADSET. SPINSTER. SOUND BYTE "YOU NAUGHTY DOG" 05:01:07 - CU MAN CLUTCHING SIDES OF HIS HEAD IN DISBELIEF CU PHONE RECEIVER OFF HOOK ON DESK. MAN TALKS TO PHONE RECEIVER 05:01:47 - ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT STORE. CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANGRY CUSTOMER. TALKS ON PAY PHONE 05:02:51 - MAN TALKS TO HIMSELF ON TELEPHONE. 05:03:04 - HOSPITAL. NURSE ANSWERS PHONE. DOCTOR TALKS TO WOMAN ON PHONE. SMILING NURSE. 05:04:14 - MAN TALKS TO PHONE RECEIVER 05:06:10 - CLOCK HANDS GO BACKWARD TO 9:00 REVERSAL OF TIME 05:06:23 - CHANGED MAN STARTS THE DAY OVER. WALKS INTO OFFICE AT BEGINNING OF DAY. THIS TIME HE ANSWERS RINGING TELEPHONE. 05:08:40 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-A5329