Five Minutes from the Station
When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will take the opportunity to announce that Bert will be promoted to fill a new vacancy in the company's shipping department. But Mr. Ma...
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"This short film dating from 1930 is still relevant today. The plot of an employee hoping to get a promotion still rings true. The acting is superb, especially by Sylvia Sidney in one of her first film roles. Sidney shows a real assertiveness here as a woman that is unusual for the time as she fights for her husband's quest to move up in the company. Lynne Overman and Berton Churchill are the other two players and they offer good support. This short is a real treat...."
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When Bert is calling home, he tells the operator the number is "Abigail 947, ring 3; yes, ring 3." This indicates the phone is part of a party line. A party line was a single telephone line that served multiple homes. An incoming call would ring all the connected homes, but each home would have its own specific ringing pattern (i.e., "ring 3"). Homes with a party line paid a lower rate than ones with dedicated service. The last party lines in the U.S. went out of existence in 1991.
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When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will take the opportunity to announce that Bert will be promoted to fill a new vacancy in the company's shipping department. But Mr. Ma...