Author Topic: The CRPF "Old Phones in Movies & TV" Compilation (Read 313105 times)

BDM · « **Reply #30 on:** December 04, 2008, 09:55:36 PM »

Actually, those were Soviet agents, not Nazi's. Boris and Colonel Kerchenko(something to that effect). Episode was "The Jeopardy Room"

Dan · « **Reply #31 on:** December 04, 2008, 10:44:48 PM »

Funny you should mention the Twilight Zone. I spent 2 years recording episodes off TV, editing out commercials, and putting them on VHS. (Got every one!) Then boom, ten years later they are released on dvd REMASTERED. What a waste of my time. Anyway I remember the 'Night Call" episode so I'm going to see what type of phone Gladys Cooper used!

Well it was a 202 with a B1 handset WE that rang just like a 500 WE! It's on youtube

bingster · « **Reply #32 on:** December 04, 2008, 11:00:10 PM »

Night Call is one of my favorite episodes! Gladys Cooper was brilliant in that one, and in the one with Robert Redford, where he plays a "policeman" trying to get her to leave her house, which is being torn down.

BDM · « **Reply #33 on:** December 04, 2008, 11:00:50 PM »

Her D1 mount was using a 685A subset

JimH · « **Reply #34 on:** December 04, 2008, 11:14:46 PM »

How about the original "Night of the Living Dead", I think the old farm house has a D1 mount that the main character tries to dial out on...it shows it up close quite a bit.

Bill Cahill · « **Reply #35 on:** December 04, 2008, 11:48:10 PM »

Is that the one where they brought down a series string table model GE tv, and, were watching the news reports on it?
The acting in that movie was fantastic!
Bill Cahill

BDM · « **Reply #36 on:** December 05, 2008, 01:41:48 AM »

Quote from: bingster on December 04, 2008, 11:00:10 PM

Night Call is one of my favorite episodes! Gladys Cooper was brilliant in that one, and in the one with Robert Redford, where he plays a "policeman" trying to get her to leave her house, which is being torn down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh0R-osj3rU

If you closely at the E1 handset, you'll notice it's seemless......Why do I notice such useless info?

bingster · « **Reply #37 on:** December 05, 2008, 02:17:33 AM »

I can't believe all the times I've seen that episode, and as fascinated by the 202 as I've been, that I didn't even notice the subset. I'll have to watch it again.

BDM · « **Reply #38 on:** December 05, 2008, 01:38:32 PM »

I'm kidding Bing, I really don't know what subset it used. Though the 685A uses the 425a/b network if I'm not mistaken. That would give it the "500 series" bell sound

Unlikely as it is.

bingster · « **Reply #39 on:** December 05, 2008, 01:58:14 PM »

It's funny, I never thought about the sound of a telephone's ring on a TV show before. I watched the first part on youtube, and did notice a very non-standard number card, though.

HobieSport · « **Reply #40 on:** December 05, 2008, 08:47:24 PM »

LUCY: "They're going to call it a WHAT phone?!"

HobieSport · « **Reply #41 on:** December 05, 2008, 08:49:07 PM »

MARILYN: "But MR. PRESIDENT! What would JACKIE think?!"

HobieSport · « **Reply #42 on:** December 05, 2008, 08:51:00 PM »

CLARK: "What do you mean that you can't put me through? Frankly, operator..."

HobieSport · « **Reply #43 on:** December 05, 2008, 08:52:26 PM »

MARLON: "Yeah, could I speak to STELLA please? Yes, Blanch, I'll hold..."

Bill Cahill · « **Reply #44 on:** December 05, 2008, 09:08:12 PM »

Part of my problem is I lack the ability to remember all those fine details you guys remember. My telephone intelligence, if measured 0-10 would be a minus 2.
Bill Cahill

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