Bell Telephone System Movies

  • 1950
    Charlie's Haunt

    Charlie's Haunt

    Charlie's Haunt

    01950HD

    The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are...

    Charlie's Haunt
  • 1958
    Gateways to the Mind

    Gateways to the Mind

    Gateways to the Mind

    01958HD

    The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight,...

    Gateways to the Mind
  • 1956
    Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

    41956HD

    Thanks to the collaboration between American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) and Angels from Heaven a song writing working on his latest musical...

    Once Upon a Honeymoon
  • 1959
    The Alphabet Conspiracy

    The Alphabet Conspiracy

    The Alphabet Conspiracy

    6.71959HD

    Dr. Frank Baxter, with the help of The Mad Hatter and Jabberwock, takes young Judy exploring the world of language, in which she finds out that...

    The Alphabet Conspiracy
  • 1952
    Modern Minute Man

    Modern Minute Man

    Modern Minute Man

    01952HD

    A propaganda film about how to be warned about a attack and what to do when under fire from a foreign power as provided by Bell Telephone System.

    Modern Minute Man
  • 1946
    Dial Comes to Town

    Dial Comes to Town

    Dial Comes to Town

    01946HD

    A grandfather is reluctant to use the new dial telephones coming to his town. Gives background of the change to dial service, and also illustrates...

    Dial Comes to Town
  • 1965
    Force, Mass, and Motion

    Force, Mass, and Motion

    Force, Mass, and Motion

    01965HD

    Bell Labs mathematician Frank W. Sinden translates the equations that define many basic rules of physics into computer graphics, so one can see them...

    Force, Mass, and Motion
  • 1964
    3-D Film

    3-D Film

    3-D Film

    01964HD

    A computer sculpture combining the "...random scattering of lines about specified, but never drawn, trend lines." A 24 second b&w 16mm loop after...

    3-D Film
  • 1965
    A Computer-Generated Ballet

    A Computer-Generated Ballet

    A Computer-Generated Ballet

    01965HD

    Created at Bell Labs in 1965, this short film likely contains the first computer-generated animation of human figures in motion. The figures move (or...

    A Computer-Generated Ballet