World At Your Call, The

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Excellent color shots of transportation circa 1950 (car, train, and plane) this film deals with the wonders of long-distance telephone communications. US & World Location shots: White Mountains, New Hampshire (Great Stone Face), man makes long distance telephone call, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Washington DC (Capitol, Washington Monument, Tidal Basin, Lincoln Memorial), Early inter-office telephone communication, Lazy X Ranch,?Montana, Columbia River, Oregon, also in Oregon: Cascade Mountains, Mount Hood, St. Augustine, Florida: Fountain of Youth, etc, London, Big Ben (CU), Changing of the Guard, New York City: Brooklyn Bridge, lower Manhattan skyline, angled skyscraper shots, midtown NYC 360 degree panorama, microwave radio tower, Excellent telephone operator montage near end.

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