Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Personal Call - Telephone Operators

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977A
Date Released
26 Feb 1948
Date submitted
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
19 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Personal Calls - Trailer. SHOTLIST: MS man seated at desk holding telephone saying Hello, hello operator can you get me the general public please, thank you. Oh could I speak to the women and girls. CU of man Women and girls I want some of you to be Post Office Telephonists. Telephonists, no - no telephone operators. Phone! No I’ll spell it. Fade to CU faces of telephonists in montage. MS man on phone saying It really is important - the telephone service depends on you etc.
Local distribution only
Trailer
Keywords
Communications; Public information
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
49855
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Personal Call - Telephone Operators', British Movietone News Issue No. 977A, 26 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14969 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)