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BELL CANADA

1979-0192

Film

1 of 1

1960/1969 ?

director, Hilary Harris; writer, Larry Ravitz; producer, Robert Young.

Documentary on telecommunications technology and the manufacture of communications equipment by Western Electric. Montages of telephone components, machinery in action as seen in close ups. Shots of microwave towers, telephone operators, telephone centrals and the manufacture of telephone equipment. Men fill orders for parts and products; engineers, techicians, information officers, etc., are seen at work. Exterior and interior shots of a Western Electric plant, hundreds of men and women at work on comlicated equipment. A meeting is shown in progress in another part of the building; research scientists explore new methods of production. CU's of tiny components being assembled, telephone sets being assembled, packaged, stored. <24mn 23s>

English

Libre

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Bell Canada~The HISTORICAL NEWSREELS compilation is open for consultation and copyright has expired - see letter of 5 June 1996 in Collection File.