Telephone Operator

Telephone Operator

4.8IMDb Score
Released:1937-12-07
Genre:Drama
Duration:70 min
Director:Scott Pembroke
Actors:Judith Allen, Grant Withers, Warren Hymer, Alice White, Dorothy Vaughan
Production:Monogram Pictures

Overview:

A telephone operator covering for a friend's "fling" finds herself in the middle of a major disaster when the city is hit by a big flood and her switchboard is the center of communications.

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