American Experience The Telephone (Season 9, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Telephone (Season 9, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The telephone was first introduced at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and was an instant success. Although first rented only to "persons of good breeding" and seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, the telephone soon ...See moreThe telephone was first introduced at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and was an instant success. Although first rented only to "persons of good breeding" and seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, the telephone soon transformed American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent. Written by WGBH - Boston See less

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5 cast members

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Spalding Gray Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
Julianne Moore Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Far from Heaven (2002)
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Actor (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut) Actor (voice) (as Kurt Vonnegut) See fewer	Back to School (1986)
Frank Whaley Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Broken Arrow (1996)