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The Telephone Girl and the Lady

  • 19131913
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
95
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Harry Carey and Claire McDowell in The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
ShortDrama
A telephone operator hears a robbery in progress over the 'phone and goes in search of help.A telephone operator hears a robbery in progress over the 'phone and goes in search of help.A telephone operator hears a robbery in progress over the 'phone and goes in search of help.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
95
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
930,957
645,938
  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Edward Acker(play)
    • Anita Loos
  • Stars
    • Mae Marsh
    • Claire McDowell
    • Alfred Paget
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  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Edward Acker(play)
    • Anita Loos
  • Stars
    • Mae Marsh
    • Claire McDowell
    • Alfred Paget
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    • 3User reviews
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    Mae Marsh
    Mae Marsh
    • The Telephone Girl
    Claire McDowell
    Claire McDowell
    • The Lady
    Alfred Paget
    Alfred Paget
    • The Telephone Girl's Sweetheart
    Charles Hill Mailes
    Charles Hill Mailes
    • The Girl's Father
    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • The Thief
    John T. Dillon
    • The Grocery Man
    Madge Kirby
    • The Telephone Operator
    Joseph McDermott
    • The Jewelry Salesman
    Kate Bruce
    Kate Bruce
    • The Lady's Friend
    Gertrude Bambrick
    • The Maid
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • The Desk Sergeant
    Walter P. Lewis
    • Undetermined Role
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Edward Acker(play)
      • Anita Loos
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    • Trivia
      Prints of this film survive in the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Carl Laemmle (2019)

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    6/10
    Griffith sure seemed to like putting his ladies in peril!
    I have seen hundreds of short films by D. W. Griffith and one common theme I have noticed in these early films are women in peril. So often, the likes of the Gish sisters or Mary Pickford are being attacked by evil rascals. In "The Telephone Girl and the Lady", the lady, Claire McDowell, is attacked by a masked thief and her only hope is if the telephone operator (Mae Marsh) hears her pleas for help and summons the police.

    This is a decent and entertaining short film. My only complaint is that the first half could have been tightened up a bit and the plot takes a while to actually get going. Otherwise, pretty impressive for 1913.
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    • Oct 29, 2021

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Biograph Company
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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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