# The coming of the dial

A 1933 informational film by the GPO (the British post office), who ran the phone network, about how the new dial system worked, and about the new exchange building in London (the Faraday building). Plenty of clever cinematography.

Director: Stuart Legg Producer: John Grierson Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs Art Direction: László Moholy-Nagy

See also: IMDB, Letterboxd.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1933
- Runtime: 14 min
- By: GPO Film Unit
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_coming_of_the_dial.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: GPO Film Unit
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/202356269?play=1)