We Learn About the Telephone

Name: We Learn About the Telephone
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Wright King, Pat Cardi, Pamelyn Ferdin, Richard Webb, Mel Blanc

IMDb ID: tt0360177 · Rating: 6.1 (67 votes)

Genres: Animation · Short · Comedy

Bill sketches an animated person, Mr. Man, who takes us back through history to explain how people developed a need to communicate, and shows us devices that helped to do so.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: We Learn About the Telephone
United States: We Learn About the TelephoneContent RatingUnratedRuntime22 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordseducational film
telephone
ephemeral filmProduction CompaniesJerry Fairbanks ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360177/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0360177.jpgUpdated At2025-10-22T14:14:33

Stars

Wright King
Pat Cardi
Pamelyn Ferdin
Richard Webb
Mel Blanc
William Boyett

Directors

Jean Yarbrough

Writers

W.H. Schneider

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Wright King | Character: Bill Matthews
Actor: Pat Cardi | Character: Jimmy Matthews
Actor: Pamelyn Ferdin | Character: Susie Matthews
Actor: Richard Webb | Character: Capt. Tom Adams
Actor: Mel Blanc | Character: Mister Man
Actor: William Boyett | Character: Officer Jensen

[Directors Group]
Name: Jean Yarbrough | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: W.H. Schneider | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jerry Fairbanks | Role: Producer

[animation department]
Name: John Hubley | Role: Animation Department
Name: Emery Hawkins | Role: Animation Department
Name: Bill Littlejohn | Role: Animation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: W.H. Schneider | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360177/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: April 1965

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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