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How the Telephone Talks (1920)

1920 · Ephemeral film · 6 min · dir. E. Dean Parmelee

  • Documentary
  • Animation
  • Short

Synopsis

Animated diagrams and live-action footage show telephone components and illustrate how they are able to transport sound electronically.

Synopsis from OMDb

Details

Director
E. Dean Parmelee
Running time
6 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · more info! · edgertor · 2014-01-06

this film was given a release date of april 27, 1919 in moving picture world magazine. however, it's listed elsewhere as 1924. Paramount/Bray pictures. a copy is also at the library of congress.

★★★★ · Interesting · HappySwordsman · 2018-02-14

I thought the explanation was simple and easy to understand. The condition of the film is very good and it even includes the original closing logo.