" A MANNER OF SPEAKING " 1959 BELL TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE FILM MD10435

[@shadowwolf9503]

That was better than most new shows ! Id watch this cast every week.

[@Avelanche]

"If you go start my car i'll stay here and blow your horn" Ahahahahahaha, my grandparents and uncles that grew up through that era are still this smart mouthed.

[@fujifrontier]

Mr. Babcock of the Knickerbocker Bank

[@briangriffin4937]

Many of Hollywood’s great supporting actors are here: the faces you recognize from countless movies and TV shows, but may not know them by name . Among them: Fred Clark (‘White Heat,’ ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’); Richard Erdman (‘Perry Mason,’ ‘Cheers’) and Eleanor Audrey (‘I Love Lucy; ‘Green Acres;’ Walt Disney’s ‘Cinderella’). The director Emmy-winner John Rich (‘Bonanza;’ ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show;’ ‘All in the Family’) also directed two Elvis Presley musicals ‘Roustabout’ and ‘Easy Come, Easy Go.’

[@mitchelldakelman7006]

The idea was, in many of the Jerry Fairbanks films, popular Hollywood personalities were hired to make these corporate films.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

I don’t know where you dig these old films up but keep them coming!

[@Monica-gj2yx]

People donate them, for which they have my gratitude!

[@albear972]

They come from the public domain, if you don't know that term, look it up.

[@58sportsuburban]

@@albear972 actually, the films are either donated, or purchased from private collections, and restored.

[@Legend813a]

I love the descriptions and timestamps inside the video description, first rate.

[@johnrobertson2749]

Just as valid a topic today as in the 1950s. Courtesy is so important in daily life!

[@hollydaly3160]

Oh the good ol’ days! I have the opposite situation around me… my neighbors (5 of us cottages) & no one wants to talk! I can see how painful it is to them when I try, so I’ve put the brakes on. I miss the 60’s & 70’s!!🤪

[@hotrodswoodshed7405]

Periscope video is fantastic

[@sooverit5529]

I enjoyed this film immensely. Thank you for posting it.

[@mitchelldakelman7006]

Glad you loved it, not just the message that was conveyed, but the first-rate production that it was. The film was updated twice more, after this one came out in 1959.

[@gatewayz75]

It’s Mr Babcock from the movie Aunty Mame 😊

[@smichaelb1980]

Thank A/V Geeks 16mm Films for most of Periscopes library😂

[@BeingRomans829ed]

At least, in those days, you spoke to a human being, you did not have to go through a myraid of menu choices pressing this number and that number, and the human being you talked to spoke PLAIN, EASY TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH!!

[@smadaf]

Please, listen carefully, as our menu-options have recently changed.

[@nonelost1]

One good thing today is no busy signals when calling a business. And if a residence is busy, your call will go to voicemail rather than a busy signal. The exception is when there are multiple callers at once, or "circuit overloaded."

[@frankwafer6919]

😮Purr-fect! 💯💫👍!

[@MorrisHoward-f6f]

I recognize many of these actors from twilight zone episodes. No wonder this is so entertaining.

[@christophereger1053]

I feel like Mad Men was based on this...

[@aarond23]

The real Mad Men!

[@mitchelldakelman7006]

Oh wow, what a wonderful film, from Jerry Fairbanks Productions and a mint Technicolor print. Where did you find this classic? Great!!!

[@mjg263]

It’s funny, I’ve seen so many of these actors in other things from this era!

[@mickeybitsko1676]

At ease. At ease. At ease😺

[@olestereo4622]

16:25 Judge Judy was hot back in the day

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

This is what we USED to say was "common knowledge" or "common courtesy".. something NO ONE follows any longer, more's the pity!

[@marmaly]

An important message in this film. At the time anyway.

[@DanMan869]

There’s a version of this filmed in the 1940s. Same storyline and probably the same script. I’ve seen it here on YT.

[@Jerry-j7c8q]

I don't know if it's cause I'm drunk but 7:30 minutes in I'd say this piece is rather dull and it's dragging out. I can't go another minute.

[@mitchelldakelman7006]

I differ from your opinion-I own this print and can not tell you how many times I have watched it. In Fact I have two prints, but this one here is in absolutely in mint condition considering its 66 years old, a product of its time. These were made to provide a message in a very entertaining way.

[@Madness832]

I'm wonderin' if that rain was actually fake. When the he runs from his car to the phonebooth, look at the light and shadows on the ground. It looks like the sun is actually out.🤔

[@StudioZ7]

Well certainly it was no coincidence that it just happened to be raining just as they were shooting a film where it was already scripted.

[@Wee162]

Of course it’s fake

[@BrianG-x4u]

I worked under the old Bell System. It was a strict work place. There was a strict dress code for women.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Clark …WW2 vet😺

[@TrapperAaron]

Just an FYI, Roll up history the KZbin channel has been ripping off your restored films and claiming them as their own. Makes me sick. Hope u can do something about these bastards

[@skibee50]

Why not just text message ?