- Title: PA-7
- Summary: INVISIBLE DIPLOMATS: SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH CO. JERRY FAIRBANKS PROD. APPEARANCES BY BONNIE FRANKLIN. STARRING AUDREY MEADOWS (the "honeymooners"):, RITA LEE, BEK NELSON AND HAL PEARY. APPEARANCE ALSO BY GIG YOUNG. FILM SHOWS HOW TELEPHONE DIPLOMACY OR LACK OF IT CAN INFLUENCE BUSINESS DEALS.
- Description:01:01:33 - ABOVE VIEW HEAVY PEDESTRIAN, AUTO, BUS TRAFFIC ON BUSY BIG CITY BUSINESS DISTRICT, SKYSCRAPERS IN B/G. ZOOM DOWN TO YOUNG CONNIE WINFREY, (RITA LEE) WALKING AMID OTHER PEDESTRIANS. SHE STOPS, LOOKS AROUND FOR DATE BRAD, WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HER. 01:02:12 - MS CONNIE, WITH ARMS CARRYING LARGE PAPER BAG WITH GROCERIES, WALKS TO APARTMENT DOOR, REACHES INTO HER BAG WITH FREE ARM, FOR KEY TO APARTMENT. SHE FLIPS OFF HER HIGH HEELS, PICKS THEM UP. CRAMS THEM INTO HER HAND BAG, 01:02:30 - CONNIE OPENS DOOR, INSIDE PREPARING DINNER IS ROOM MATE KELLY SMITH, (AUDREY MEADOWS), WORKING IN KITCHEN PREPARING DINNER. (CUTTING MEAT). KELLY HELPS CONNIE WITH BAG OF GROCERIES KELLY EMPTIES BAG OF GROCERIES AS SHE CHATS WITH CONNIE WHO ANSWERS FROM BATHROOM. television, movies, hollywood, personalities, broadway, theater. 01:03:00 - MS CONNIE'S HAND REACHES FROM BATHROOM, THROWING HER CLOTHING, ONTO CHAIR NEAR DOOR AS SHE STRIPS, KELLY TELLS OF HER EXPERIENCE ON SWITCHBOARD AT WORK. 01:03:09 - CU POT ON STOVE BOILING OVER, KELLY TAKES IT AWAY, CU WALL PHONE RINGING. KELLY RUNS TO PHONE, HANDS IT TO CONNIE IN BATHROOM COYLY SAYING, "IT'S BRAD", CONNIE EXITS WITH TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND HER AS SHE SPEAKS TO BRAD. MS CONNIE IN BATHTUB SPONGING HERSELF, AS SHE SPEAKS TO KELLY IN THE KITCHEN. 01:04:34 - MS CONNIE IN TUB TAKING BUBBLE BATH IS UP TO HER CHEST IN BUBBLES. MS KELLY PUTS SEVERAL SPOONS OF SALAD DRESSING IN SALAD AS SHE SPEAKS.. 01:05:20 - CU PBX SWITCH BOARD OPERATOR KELLY (MEADOWS) POLITELY ANSWERING CALL ;MLS VIEW OF LARGE OFFICE WAITING ROOM, CLIENTS WAITING, WITH HUGE PICTURE OF GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE COVERING ENTIRE WALL, DWARFING EVERYONE IN ROOM, KELLY AT HER PBX SWITCHBOARD. FELLOW EMPLOYEE, TRUDY (BONNIE FRANKLIN) WALKS TO KELLY WITH PAPERS IN HAND, television, actress, movies, theater. 01:05:37 - MS TRUDY, (BONNIE FRANKLIN) IMPATIENTLY ASKS KELLY TO DO TASK FOR HER RIGHT AWAY, KELLY DOESN'T PANIC , CALMLY CONTINUES BUSINESS ON PHONE WITH BOSS. CU BOSS, SEATED AT DESK, ON PHONE ASKING KELLY TO CONTACT ROY WILSON FOR HIM,.THEN HANGS UP. KELLY FIRST ASKS FELLOW WORKER TRUDY IF SHE KNEW WHO ROY WILSON WAS. CU TRUDY (FRANKLIN), PONDERS, SAYS "THERE'S A WILSON WORKING IN WAREHOUSE". 01:06:13 - HUGE CORRUGATED BOXES LINE BOTH SIDES OF AISLE. DESK ON FAR END OF AISLE, PHONE ON DESK RINGING. WAREHOUSE WORKER ANSWERS PHONE FROM KELLY, ASKING FOR WILSON. MS WORKER YELLS OUT FOR WILSON, ASKS FOR HIS FIRST NAME, "WHO WANTS TO KNOW?" ASKS WILSON VOICE OVER. MCU "IT'S THE FRONT OFFICE YOU MEATHEAD" REPLIES WORKER. "RALPH" REPLIES VOICE OVER. WORKER ROLLS EYES, GIVES FLIRTING WHISTLE AS HE HANGS UP. 01:07:01 - MCU KELLY DEMONSTRATES GOOD PHONE PRACTICE AS SHE DOGGEDLY TRIES TO LOCATE ROY WILSON, WHICH SHE DOES WITHOUT LOSING HER COMPOSURE. SEEING KELLY IS BUSY, TRUDY SAYS, "I'LL DO THE MAIL". PICKS UP MAIL, WALKS OFF 01:07:50 - MS YOUNG WOMAN WEARING EARPHONES SEATED TOUCH BUTTON TYPE SWITCH BOARD, CONTAINING NUMEROUS PUSH BUTTON EXTENSIONS, ANSWERS PHONE CALL FROM KELLY. 01:07:57 - CU KELLY (MEADOWS) SPEAKING OVER HEAD PHONE TO ROY WILSON, PLUGS WIRE INTO SWITCHBOARD. CU PHONE ON DESK RINGING, NO ONE ANSWERING. 01:08:20 - MS YOUNG BLACK GIRL INSTRUCTING NEW FEMALE GIRL ENTER BOSS'S OFFICE AS PHONE IS RINGING. NEW GIRL ASKS IF THEY SHOULD ANSWER IT, BLACK GIRL SAYS, "THEY TOLD US NOT TO", NEW GIRL SAYS, "IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT".AS THEY WALK OUT. . 01:08:39 - MCU KELLY, BACK TO CAMERA, AT SWITCHBOARD WITH ALL LINES PLUGGED IN. MCU KELLY WITH CUP OF COFFEE IN HAND IN KITCHEN, CONTINUES STORY ABOUT OFFICE AND TELLS CONNIE HOW SHE USED DIPLOMACY TO HANDLED IT. MS CONNIE OUT OD BATHROOM, BEHIND SHUTTERED DOORS UP TO HER SHOULDERS, CONTINUES TO TOWEL OFF AS SHE SPEAKS TO KELLY. 01:09:46 - CONNIE WEARING BATHROBE, DRESS IN HAND. PREPARES SMALL IRON BOARD TO IRON DRESS, TESTS IRON BY DABBING SPIT ON FINGER, THEN TOUCHING IRON WITH FINGER. STARTS IRONING DRESS AS SHE SPEAKS TO KELLY ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES IN HER OFFICE. 01:09:51 - CONNIE AT HER DESK ANSWERS PHONE FROM BOSS. MCU BOSS AT DESK ASKING COMMIE TO CONTACT CLIENT HE IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING, GIVES CONNIE CLIENTS NAME, PHONE. CU CONNIE ON PHONE WITH MANY EXTENSION BUTTONS, JOTS DOWN INFO. SHE PUTS BOSS ON HOLD AS SHE CALLS, BEING VERY CLEAR AND PRECISE AS SHE SPEAKS TO OPERATOR IN TOLEDO, OHIO. SHE SWITCHES CALL TO BOSS, CU BOSS SPEAKS TO CLIENT. 01:11:00 - CONNIE IN KITCHEN IRONING DRESS, TELLS KELLY OF TELEPHONE COMPANY INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, WHICH HELPED EFFICIENCY AT OFFICE. CU EXPLAINS PROGRAM. CONNIE SUGGESTS KELLY TALK TO HER BOSS ABOUT PHONE COMPANY TRAINING PROGRAM. KELLY SPEAKS OF HER RELIEF OPERATOR AND HER BAD DISPOSITION. 01:11:48 - KELLY RETURNING FROM LUNCH, . BRIDGE SCENE IN B/G. APPROACHES SWITCHBOARD JUST AS RELIEF OPERATOR IS MAKING LONG DISTANCE FOR BOSS. SHE CONNECTS WITH CLIENT, PLUGS INTO BOSS'S OFFICE, CU PHONE RINGING ON DESK, EXTENSION LIGHTS FLASHING, ZOOM BACK BOSS AT DESK, BUSY WITH CLIENT, DOESN'T ANSWER RINGING PHONE. HE FINALLY ANSWERS WITH OFF COLOR REMARK. 01:12:50 - CU RELIEF OPERATOR SHOWS ANGER AT WAY BOSS ANSWERS PHONE. KELLY TELLS HER TO "SIMMER DOWN".KELLY TAKES OVER SWITCHBOARD. 01:13:19 - CONNIE FINISHES IRONING DRESS ASKS KELLY. "HOW'S THAT", AS SHE HOLDS IT UP AGAINST HER BODY. CU KELLY CONTINUES STORY ABOUT RELIEF OPERATOR. 01:13:37 - RELIEF OPERATOR (JACKIE) ANGRILY PACES FLOOR IN FRONT OF OF KELLY'S DESK. SHE COMPLAINS ABOUT BOSS, OTHER PEOPLE IN OFFICE. KELLY TELLS HER SHE SHOULD NOT LET "THEM" GET YOU DOWN.. "IT'S THE MARK OF A PROFESSIONAL". 01:15:00 - JACKIE PACES AROUND DESK STILL COMPLAINING, ASKS ABOUT COST TO COMPANY. THAT THE WAY THEY HANDLE CALLS PLAYS A BIG PART IN GETTING BUSINESS, TALKS OF BEING THE "INVISIBLE RECEPTIONIST". KELLY AGREES WITH HER AS SHE POLISHES NAILS. 01:15:57 - MS KELLY ASKS JACKIE ABOUT BOSS'S COMPLAINT HE DIDN'T GET IMPORTANT CALL TODAY. JACKIE SAYS, "I'LL TELL YOU JUST WHAT HAPPENED".. 01:16:10 - ZOOM IN JACKIE AT PBX SWITCHBOARD ANSWERING CALL, ZOOM IN EXECUTIVE AT DESK ON PHONE SPEAKING WITH SPANISH ACCENT, ASKING TO SPEAK TO JACKIE'S BOSS, SAYING HE IS FROM CARACAS, VENEZUELA. JACKIE ANSWERS ANOTHER CALL FIRST BEFORE PLUGGING IN TO BOSS'S OFFICE. SHE GETS CONFUSED AT SWITCHBOARD, DISCONNECTS CALL FROM CARACAS.. 01:16:48 - CARACAS EXECUTIVE SEATED AT DESK WITH ANOTHER, GETS ANNOYED, CALLS AGAIN, THIS TIME JACKIE CONNECTS BUT BOSS DELAYS IN ANSWERING IMPATIENT JACKIE MAKES NO EFFORT, TELLS MAN IF HE WISHES TO LEAVE MESSAGE, "NO MESSAGE SAYS ANGRY CARACAS. EXECUTIVE (PARANTE) GETS DISGUSTED, TELLS ASSISTANT TO CALL ANOTHER COMPANY, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE CONNIE'S. 01:17:56 - MCU JACKIE'S BOSS FINALLY GETS CURIOUS ABOUT CALL HE DIDN'T ANSWER, ASKS JACKIE WHO CALL WAS FROM. WHEN TOLD HE GOES BALLISTIC. 01:18:28 - MS HEARING NAME "PARANTE" KELLY IS TALKING ABOUT, CONNIE WALKS OUT OF HER BEDROOM, STILL FIXING DRESS, SAYS SHE GOT A CALL FROM THAT MAN IN HER OFFICE. 01:18:30 - CU CONNIE AT DESK ANSWERING CALL FROM PARANTE. COMMIE MAKES NOTES AS HE SPEAKS, VOICE OVER SAYS "PLEASE NOTE, WHEN BOSS DOESN'T ANSWER AFTER TWO RINGS, HE ISN'T THERE". CONNIE EXCUSES HERSELF, TELLS PARANTE BOSS IS OUT OF OFFICE, "WILL LOCATE HIM FOR YOU". CU PARANTE ON PHONE IS IMPRESSED, TELLS ASSISTANT IN SPANISH. CU NOTE ON CONNIE'S SEES NOT HER RELIEF LEFT TELLING HER WHERE BOSS IS. CU PARANTE IS SO IMPRESSED HE TELLS ASSISTANT HE WILL GIVE CONTRACT TO "THESE PEOPLE" 01:19:28 - MCU BOSS ANSWERS CALL, IS ASSURED CONTRACT, 01:19:47 - CONNIE TRIES TO ZIPPER UP HER DRESS, ASKS KELLY TO HELP HER. KELLY DOES. VOICE OVER SAYS THAT WHAT CONNIE DOESN'T KNOW THAT PARANTE AWARDED HER COMPANY A 4%00,000 CONTRACT, ASKS WHO DO YOU THINK GOT THAT CONTRACT?". "ONE SWITCHBOARD, JACKIE'S LET THE CONTRACT DRIBBLE RIGHT THROUGH ITS FINGERS". 01:20:20 - MS SPLIT SCREEN CONNIE (THE INVISIBLE DIPLOMAT) SPEAKING ON PHONE WITH HER BOSS. 01:20:28 - CONNIE MODELS HER DRESS TO KELLY JUST AS DOOR BELL RINGS, "IT;S BRAD", SAYS CONNIE. CONNIE LETS BRAD (GIG YOUNG) IN. INTRODUCES HIM TO KELLY (MEADOWS) SHE ASKS HIM IF ANYONE EVER TELL HIM HE LOOKS LIKE GIG YOUNG? "WHO?, NEVER HEARD OF HIM", SAYS YOUNG. HE PLUGS THIS MOVIE. CU MEADOWS CLOSES DOOR, TURNS TO CAMERA, SAYS, "WELLLL". movies, hollywood, theater, television 01:21:10 - END
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1956
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: PA-7