Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1914
Production Companies:Edison Manufacturing Company
The Birth of the Telephone (1914)
StarringThomas A. Watson
DirectorAllen Ramsey
Plot
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.
