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..
If you have an hour to kill and love watching brave women plug wires into wooden boards while muddy water leaks onto their shoes, Telephone Operator is a blast. It is perfect for anyone who loves scrappy, fast-talking 1930s B-movies, but if you need high-budget CGI or deep psychological depth, you will probably hate it...
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"If you have an hour to kill and love watching brave women plug wires into wooden boards while muddy water leaks onto their shoes, Telephone Operator is a blast. It is perfect for anyone who loves scrappy, fast-talking 1930s B-movies, but if you need high-budget CGI or deep psychological depth, you will probably hate it. 📞 I watched this late last night and honestly, I was expecting a really dry melodrama. Instead, we get this incredibly rushed setup where Helen (Judith Allen) covers a switchbo..."
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