Training film for users of the new dial telephones.

Gould can 1095. HOW TO USE THE DIAL PHONE. Instructional film on use of the dial telephone, produced for showing in the Fresno, California market.





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Reviewer: No School Like The Old School - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 24, 2018

Subject: A movie on how to use a phone, that you can now watch on a phone! Interesting to see the beginnings of a public phone system. This short film uses actors, footage of workers, and cartoon animation to show how to use the new dial phones and the process of what happens during a call. That little animated lady sure was a card.



Probably would have been useful for me to see as a kid, although the phones were a different shape. I had trouble figuring out about the finger stop, I'd let it go of the darn thing before it reached there, so my parents always had to help me out. They gave me a toy phone, which I guess would have helped me to learn, but I eventually broke the little plastic finger stop. I'd just spin the little rotary disc around and around and around after that.



Anyways, phones sure have come a long way, and to think I was impressed when landlines became cordless! - June 24, 2018A movie on how to use a phone, that you can now watch on a phone!

Reviewer: Pleonic - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 5, 2017

Subject: The Day We Learned to Use the New-Fangled Phones What a great little artifact of history this is. In 1927 grandparents or great-grandparents went down to the local theater and watched this film to learn how to use the new rotary phones that were being installed.



Really a pretty fascinating thing! - June 5, 2017The Day We Learned to Use the New-Fangled Phones

Reviewer: ron1943 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 16, 2005

Subject: Great movie The first phone we had outside Napa California was a crank powered party line where you gave the operator the phone number. We went from that to direct dial in about 1950 or 51 and this brought back great memories about that change when I was about 7 years old. Thank you!

Ron Parker - Ukiah Calif - February 16, 2005Great movie

Reviewer: winterchild003 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 15, 2005

Subject: Remember when? Some of us remember when! You'd pick up the phone, and an operator would say, "Number, please..." When party lines were everyday, and private lines were for the more advantaged! Now we think we have all the bells and whistles...but...if we have come this far in just 60 years...can you begin to imagine what the next 60 will bring? - February 15, 2005Remember when?

Reviewer: trafalgar - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 10, 2004

Subject: An eye-opener This will get you thinking about all the things you take for granted. Something as simple and seemingly natural as using the telephone was totally new to another generation, not too long ago.

Unfortunately this ends abruptly, and seems to be cut off, but is definitely worth watching anyway.

And man oh man, those poor operators! I hope they were well-paid... - May 10, 2004An eye-opener

Reviewer: dynayellow - favorite favorite favorite - September 5, 2003

Subject: Sarah, get me Mt. Pilot! Interesting history piece informing the public on how to use the new phones that are going to be in service AFTER midnight on the 28th! AFTER! AFTER! How many times must we tell you!



Mixes animation of what appears to be the Katzenjammer Kid's mother with live action footage. Surreal moment: cardboard finger appearing to point out what not to jiggle when dialing.



Silent film. - September 5, 2003Sarah, get me Mt. Pilot!

Reviewer: Archiveman - favorite - September 4, 2003

Subject: This is a funny video. Thats right spuzz i have never used a dial phone befor only push button. Becuase i was born after the dial era. Im sure some day they will have voice regignition telephones and they will have videos for those too. - September 4, 2003This is a funny video.

Reviewer: Spuzz - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 14, 2003

Subject: Don't use the blue book before May 27th! Utterly fascinating demo film made by Ma Bell introducing the nice people of fresno the latest invention of 1927, the dial telephone! We get a great demo here aided by a lovely lady and some nice animation. Some fasciting points:

Dialling 8 will get you information from some VERY overworked operators.

Make Sure you dial the number ALL THE WAY!

All of this makes this film a MUST SEE on this site! - August 14, 2003Don't use the blue book before May 27th!