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The Telephone Girl

The Telephone Girl

1912Short
ShortComedyRomance

Marion, the telephone switch operator in a large factory, sticks to her post, notifying the different departments during the burning of the building. The fire department, of which Jack Watson, to whom Marion is engaged, is a membe...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Edith Storey, Wallace Reid
Release Date
March 2, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Edith Storey
Edith Storey
as Marion - the Telephone Girl
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
as Jack Watson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

rescuemelodrama

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomanceShort

⭐ Featured Review

Miss Story's acting succeeds in making it very emotional
by deickemeyer2016-10-04

"A picture giving a heroic melodrama which is played by Miss Edith Story. She takes the part of the telephone girl who stays at her post in the burning factory to warn the employees on every floor. She, then, cannot make her escape; but is rescued just before the burning timbers fall by her sweetheart, the fireman (played by Wallace Reid). The story is of the simplest both in plot and handling; but Miss Story's acting succeeds in making it very emotional. Her power in this field is widely known and recognized; she has made more than a few weep by her art. In pictures like "The Telepho..."

📖 Synopsis

Marion, the telephone switch operator in a large factory, sticks to her post, notifying the different departments during the burning of the building. The fire department, of which Jack Watson, to whom Marion is engaged, is a membe...