Speaking from America

6.0 1938 11 min
Documentary

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted across the waters. Engineers of the Post Office describe how they are impr…

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Humphrey Jennings

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Robin Duff Narrator (voice)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self

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