Released

The Birth of the Telephone

Name: The Birth of the Telephone
Director: Allen Ramsey
Released: 1914-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 6 min
Cast: Thomas A. Watson

19146m

Overview

The Birth of the Telephone (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, featuring Thomas A. Watson, assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, discussing his role in the development of the telephone. Recorded at Edison’s Bronx studio, the film is presumed lost, but the synchronized sound cylinder survives and is accessible.

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