Re: Sid Ceasar and Phones in Comedy

Aug 30, 2005 0 Replies


letting it properly return. The man then made another call, this time


> dialing only three digits. "Long Distance? Get me Walt Disney in > Hollywood!".

Actually, that part was accurate around the LA area (or at least the suburban independents) in the 1950s. You dialed "0" for the local operator and "211" for the long distance operator.

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