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1927B&W CARTOONS
MAN WAITING BY PHONE FOR NEWS OF HIS NEW BORN, GETS
FRUSTRATED WHEN HIS PHONE GIVE HIM TROUBLE. ANIMATED MAX FLEISCHER CARTOON DESCRIBES SOLUTION TO DILEMMA.

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MCU MAN WITH CIGAR IN MOUTH, SITS BY PHONE (UPRIGHT CIRCA 1920S) RESTS HAND ON HEAD AS HE WAITS PHONE CALL. CU ANIMATES CROSS SECTION TELEPHONE BELL BOX ON WALL SHOWS BELL RINGING MAN SPEAKS ON PHONE WITH SMOKING CIGAR IN MOUTH, "ANY NEWS?" HE ASKS, "WHAT? YOU CAN'T HEAR ME?" "I CAN'T HEAR YOU EITHER! WHY DON'T YOU TALK INTO THE TELEPHONE?" "OH, NEVER MIND,'CALL ME BACK LATER".
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FRUSTRATED MAN SLAMS PHONE ON DES, TAKES ANOTHER PUFF ON CIGAR. "WHAT A DAY! I'LL BE GLAD WHEN THIS STRAIN IS OVER. CU CARTOON OF AMBULANCE SPEEDING FLASHES ACROSS MAN'S FOREHEAD
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AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT HOSPITAL, ANIMATED TELEPHONE CIRCA 1920S, IS CARRIED IN ON STRETCHER BY TWO EMERGENCY TRUCK DRIVERS
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ANIMATED CARTOON DOCTOR EXAMINES TELEPHONE IN HOSPITAL BED, CAN'T FIGURE OUT HIS ILLNESS, ASKS NURSE, SHE SHOWS HIM TELEPHONES' DIARY.
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VARIOUS SCENES CARTOON SHOWS ABUSE SUFFERED BY OUR ANIMATED TELEPHONE IN A REAL ESTATE OFFICE.
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REAL ESTATE SALESMAN SMOKING CIGAR PACES BACK AND FORTH IN OFFICE, IS JOINED BY HAT RACK WHO ALSO PACES FLOOR. SALESMAN GRABS [PHONE ON DESK. PHONE COMPLAINS WHEN SALESMAN HANDLES HIM ROUGHLY.
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SALESMAN IGNORES RINGING PHONE AS HE BECOMES INFATUATED WITH PRETTY FEMALE CLIENT. SALESMAN PULLS AND TUGS ON TWISTED PHONE WIRE, ANNOYING ANIMATED PHONE WHO BEGS HIM TO STOP
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OTHER ABUSES TO PHONE INCLUDE, PHONE OFF HOOK, WINDOW LEFT OPEN DURING RAIN STORM GETS WIRES WET CAUSING PHONE TO CATCH COLS (PHONE SNEEZING).
. LOADING PHONE DOWN WITH USELESS ATTACHMENTS, INCLUDING CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
01:37:53 396.07 thumbnail
SALESMAN'S HAND LIGHTS CIGAR WITH LIGHTER ATTACHED TO PHONE. PHONE BLOWS UP. CU PHONE LIES ON DECK IN PIECES.
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PHONE LYING IN HOSPITAL BED, DOCTOR TELLS NURSE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PHONE, "HE'S JUST A LITTLE UPSET". DOCTOR RINGS A BELL OVER PHONES'
HEAD. PHONE JUMPS UP, SHOUTS, "NUMBER PLEASE!"
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SCENE OF TELEPHONE HITCHING RIDE IN EMERGENCY TRUCK SUPER-IMPOSED ON FOREHEAD OF REAL SALESMAN.
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MS REAL MAKES CALL TO HOSPITAL ASKS "WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD?" CU NURSE ON OTHER END, SPEAKING ON PHONE. "IT'S A BOY!" "IT'S A BOY!" CU SALESMAN RESPONDS, "NOW YOU'RE TALKING".
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