Telephone Operator (film)

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Telephone Operator
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Directed by Scott Pembroke
Screenplay by Scott Darling
Story by John W. Krafft
Produced by Lon Young (associate producer)
Starring Judith Allen
Grant Withers
Warren Hymer
Alice White
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 1937 (1937-12-07)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Telephone Operator is a 1937 American drama film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Judith Allen, Grant Withers, Warren Hymer, and Alice White.

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Plot

A telephone operator covering for an absent friend is flooded with calls seeking emergency assistance as the Riverdale Dam bursts and the community falls victim to a major deluge.

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