Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "telephone-switchboard-operator"

1. The Vast of Night (2019)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.7

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84 Metascore

One night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.

Director: Andrew Patterson | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis

Votes: 44,879

2. Experiment in Terror (1962)

Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.3

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69 Metascore

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole

Votes: 6,631

3. The Major and the Minor (1942)

Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

7.4

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73 Metascore

A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley

Votes: 7,636 | Gross: $6.38M

4. Planetarium (2016)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

4.6

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44 Metascore

"Planetarium" follows the journey of sisters who are believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts. They cross paths with a visionary French producer while performing in Paris.

Director: Rebecca Zlotowski | Stars: Natalie Portman, Lily-Rose Depp, Emmanuel Salinger, Amira Casar

Votes: 3,764

5. 3 Men in White (1944)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.1

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At Blair Hospital, physician Dr. Leonard Gillespie must choose an assistant from among his two brightest interns, Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams and Dr. Lee Wong How.

Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Marilyn Maxwell, Keye Luke

Votes: 323

6. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, History

6.5

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Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.

Directors: Irving Cummings, Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis

Votes: 454

7. She Knew All the Answers (1941)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

6.5

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Chorus girl Gloria Winters is overjoyed that wealthy young Randy Bradford is so eager to marry her that he's asked her to elope. Before they can leave, he is contacted by Mark Willows, who ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, John Hubbard, Eve Arden

Votes: 96

8. More Than a Secretary (1936)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Romance

6.4

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When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn to him, she accepts the position.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Jean Arthur, George Brent, Lionel Stander, Ruth Donnelly

Votes: 651

9. She Wrote the Book (1946)

Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

6.4

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An unassuming professor is talked into journeying to New York on behalf of a colleague who has written a steamy bestseller under a pseudonym. While in the city, she receives a bump on the head and begins to believe that she is the author.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Joan Davis, Jack Oakie, Mischa Auer, Kirby Grant

Votes: 88

10. Exposed (1938)

Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

5.9

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A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Otto Kruger, Herbert Mundin, Charles D. Brown

Votes: 57

11. Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music

5.6

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Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Thurston Hall, Mary Treen

Votes: 94

12. Hi, Beautiful (1944)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

7.2

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Patty Callahan (Martha O'Driscoll) and Jeff Peters (Noah Beery, Jr.) win a "Happiest GI Couple" contest but there is a problem...they are not married.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett

Votes: 33

13. Tillie the Toiler (1941)

Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy

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Tillie Tompkins (Kay Harris) gets a stenographer's job in a company owned by Mr. Simpkins (George Watts) where her short boyfriend Mac (William Tracy) is also employed. Her total ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Kay Harris, William Tracy, George Watts, Daphne Pollard

14. Foolproof (1936)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama

6.8

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Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Niles Welch, Alonzo Price, John Marsden, Stanley Andrews

Votes: 24