Female Telephone operator at work on switchboard and speaking with callers.

CU Switchboard, operator.

Interested man watches operator work. Almost looks like romantic interest.

Secretary tells the business man "You can go in now".

Man offers a cigarette to his guest who accepts. He lights it for him.

Man trying to start his car in bad weather. Rain or sleet.

INT Sopping wet man enters a diner and walks to a phone booth.

Busy and incompetent secretary typing at typewriter, trying to ignore phone. Picks up phone and is unprofessional. She drops papers etc. Man in phone booth is upset and yells at operator.

INT Drugstore or Diner. Waiter brings customer coffee.

CU Man's hand extinguishing cigarette in a glass ashtray.

Busy office. Man drops papers from file cabinet. Slow zoom onto telephone off the hook on a desk. Voice on the phone can be heard "Hello? Hello? Hello?"

Man speaks into Dictaphone. Phone rings. He picks up the receiver. He says "Hello? Hello?" A hang up.

Man stops in front of display window.

Man has an idea. Walks into the building.

Men discuss business in office.

CU ear piece of a phone receiver. Dial tone can be heard.

CU Hand pressing down on telephone cradle to signal the operator.

Comedic scene. Two secretaries speaking on the phone together but they are cannot figure out who they are speaking with because of poor etiquette.

Professional office man answers the telephone. Professional woman answers the telephone.

CU hanging up. Receiver placed on the cradle.

Woman rises and asks a question.

Man uses a sign to make his point. Zoom to CU of the sign.

CU Man's hand writing a note on a pad of paper.

Meeting and telephone demonstration continues.

Meeting continues.

Employees leaving meeting and discuss what they learned.

Frustrated and tired operator types then answers the phone. It changes to her looking under control and professional.

Film Ends.