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.

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

STOCK ROOM. CLERK WRAPS PACKAGE IN BROWN PAPER.

CU PHONE OFF THE HOOK, TELEPHONE TALKS TO MAN
MAN LOOKS LIKE HE IS ABOUT TO CRY.

MAN CUPS HAND OVER RECEIVER TO TALK TO CO-WORKER

SECRETARY DIALS NUMBER FOR BOSS. BUSINESS CALL

MAN GIVES SECRETARY TIPS ON TAKING MESSAGES.

MAN TALKS TO THE TELEPHONE DISEMBODIED FEMALE
VOICE

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"

ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT STORE.
CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANGRY CUSTOMER. TALKS ON PAY
PHONE

HOSPITAL. NURSE ANSWERS PHONE. DOCTOR TALKS TO
WOMAN ON PHONE. SMILING NURSE.

CLOCK HANDS GO BACKWARD TO 9:00 REVERSAL OF
TIME

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