04:39:31 0 |
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 28.97 |
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 58.97 |
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 |
04:44:49 318.97 |
EXASPERATED MAN SPINS AROUND ON CHAIR. CONFUSED
BY DISEMBODIED FEMALE VOICE. POINTS AT DESK. TELEPHONE TALKS TO MAN. |
04:47:11 460.97 |
STOCK ROOM. CLERK WRAPS PACKAGE IN BROWN PAPER.
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04:48:27 536.97 |
MAN TURNS INTO ANOTHER MAN. ANSWERS PHONE ABOUT
SHIPMENT ARRIVAL. LOOKS AT CARD FILE. |
04:48:59 568.97 |
CU PHONE OFF THE HOOK, TELEPHONE TALKS TO MAN
MAN LOOKS LIKE HE IS ABOUT TO CRY. |
04:49:38 607.97 |
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. |
04:51:00 689.97 |
MAN CUPS HAND OVER RECEIVER TO TALK TO CO-WORKER
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04:51:06 695.97 |
MAN GOSSIPS ON PHONE. ROCKS IN HIS CHAIR
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04:51:39 728.97 |
SECRETARY DIALS NUMBER FOR BOSS. BUSINESS CALL
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04:52:58 807.97 |
MAN SITS AT HIS DESK DAYDREAMING
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04:53:12 821.97 |
MAN GIVES SECRETARY TIPS ON TAKING MESSAGES.
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04:55:51 980.97 |
CLERK AT FRONT DESK IN HOTEL. ANSWERS PHONE FROM
ANGRY CUSTOMER. |
04:56:35 1024.97 |
MAN TALKS TO THE TELEPHONE DISEMBODIED FEMALE
VOICE |
04:57:17 1066.97 |
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 1186.97 |
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 1296.97 |
CU MAN CLUTCHING SIDES OF HIS HEAD IN DISBELIEF
CU PHONE RECEIVER OFF HOOK ON DESK. MAN TALKS TO PHONE RECEIVER |
05:01:47 1336.97 |
ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT STORE.
CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANGRY CUSTOMER. TALKS ON PAY PHONE |
05:02:51 1400.97 |
MAN TALKS TO HIMSELF ON TELEPHONE.
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05:03:04 1413.97 |
HOSPITAL. NURSE ANSWERS PHONE. DOCTOR TALKS TO
WOMAN ON PHONE. SMILING NURSE. |
05:04:14 1483.97 |
MAN TALKS TO PHONE RECEIVER
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05:06:10 1599.97 |
CLOCK HANDS GO BACKWARD TO 9:00 REVERSAL OF
TIME |
05:06:23 1612.97 |
CHANGED MAN STARTS THE DAY OVER. WALKS INTO OFFICE
AT BEGINNING OF DAY. THIS TIME HE ANSWERS RINGING TELEPHONE. |
05:08:40 1749 |
FILM ENDS
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Description: SALES FILM ABOUT THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE TELEPHONE. PHONE ETIQUETTE. 1950s
Keywords: No keywords set
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