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Adventure in Telezonia motion picture

Adventure in Telezonia motion picture

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Summary: "In trying to find his lost dog, Bobby uses the telephone incorrectly. Handy, a marionette, offers to help and brings Bobby to the fanciful land of Telezonia where the marionette inhabitants try to find the dog and at the same time show Bobby how to use the telephone properly"--from WorldCat.org. "Color featuring the Bill Baird puppets-re telephone usage and courtesy produced in 1949"--Summary from J. Fred MacDonald and Associates film inventory. "Telephone Helps (My Title): KODACHROME COLOR (1950s; Bill Baird Marionette Production) string puppets show boy (Bobby) how to use the telephone and its services in an emergency; Bobby looses his dog--puppets show how to use directory and the party line service--good shots of boy dialing telephone--shot of female operator working switchboard--worker at dog pound answers emergency call about missing dog--film stresses good etiquette when talking on the phone, "Be sure to speak kindly to the operator since she is always kind go you!"--good shot of boy hugging and petting dog"--Summary from J. Fred MacDonald and Associates film inventory.

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01/01/1949
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Public Domain

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