An EXchange name sighting

[From The Blue Gardenia (dir. Fritz Lang, 1953).]

A Los Angeles switchboard monitor (Fay Baker) looks on as artist and man about town Harry Prebbles (Raymond Burr) interrupts his sketching. Prebbles has been sketching switchboard operator Crystal Carpenter (Ann Sothern). He’s written in her number, GRanite 1466, which she just gave, unasked, to newspaper columnist Casey Mayo (Richard Conte). Prebbles has been trying to get her number for a week.


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GRanite 1466 runs through The Blue Gardenia like a musical motif. GRanite was indeed a Los Angeles exchange name. The movie is available online.

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