Pres of Bell Tell of PA

Shotlist & Visual Analysis

The still from the 1961 film 'Pres of Bell Tell of PA' features a man in a formal black suit with a white pocket square, sitting in front of a wooden backdrop. He appears to be delivering a message or outro for the film, which was sponsored by Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania. The overall tone is professional, indicative of corporate communication from that era.

00:01:05.699 — The still from the 1961 film 'Pres of Bell Tell of PA' features a man in a formal black suit with a white pocket square, sitting in front of a wooden backdrop. He appears to be delivering a message or outro for the film, which was sponsored by Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania. The overall tone is professional, indicative of corporate communication from that era.

Film Transcript / Subtitles

And now a word from Mr. Wilfred D. Gillen, President of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. The motion picture which you have just seen shows more vividly than words can describe that we Pennsylvanians have inherited a proud tradition and great riches, spiritual, cultural, and material. It shows, too, that we have achieved much, that we have created expanding economic opportunities and added to our inheritance through the dedicated teamwork of the public, government, labor, and industry. There remains much to be done, for such tasks are never finished. But this dedication is a guarantee of a bright future for Pennsylvania, a future even brighter and greater than its past. As a company, we share the life of Pennsylvania by serving its institutions and its people. We are a part of Pennsylvania, and our people are its people. So it is with pride that we have presented the story of Pennsylvania, Keystone of the Nation, as another of our contributions to its progress. The priority is telling the life of Penn State and the NASA program is not approaching our sanity. The national defines the country with TV has been 75 years. So as a company, we are doing to represent the national destiny above all and that we've Juliet's знаете, the country and the territory of the country has become famous.