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AV Geeks: Back When Phones Were Dumb

1h 18m Documentary 2020

Go back in time when telephones big, heavy, wired to walls, only had rotary dials and more

Join the A/V Geeks 16mm film archive as they go back in time to when telephones big and heavy, wired to walls, only had rotary dials, required talking to a person to call long distance and more! Watch classic educational films including the long distance call “It All Depends On You (1968)” - featuring Peter Ostrum (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), the infuriating “Party Lines (1946)”, the future of phones a la “Century 21 Calling (1963)”, “Adventures In Telezonia (1949)” and more.. Show this to your kids and get them to stop complaining about their crappy smartphones.

Cast

Cora Baird

Curator

Skip Elsheimer

Language

English

Country

United States

Studio

AV Geeks

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