Wilson's Meat Market = WRight-5-6240 / The "Owen Murphy Voice" Lady calls "Information"

This is a clip from the phabulous philm "The Town and the Telephone", which just happens to be an Owen Murphy Production. Some of us who grew up in New York State have a particular fondness (right up there with Jane Barbe) to the standard voice used by NY Telephone in the 1960's/'70's, which Evan Doorbell in his recordings calls "The Owen Murphy Voice". So, when watching "The Town and the Telephone", I listened very carefully to see if "She" was in it. Actually, I think it's this woman who calls the Information Operator and asks for the number for the meat market. She appears only in this one scene.

If you too are a fan of the "Owen Murphy Voice", I'd love to know if you think it's really "Her"!

(Note: The ringing sound before the operator answers and the noise when she disconnects were sampled from Evan Doorbell's phantastic Phonetrips.com library of telephone sounds)

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Science & Technology

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• owen murphy
• voice
• announcer
• vintage
• sounds
• telephone
• phone
• phreak
• Wilson
• meat
• market
• information
• directory
• assistance
• Evan Doorbell
• phonetrips

[mpeveto100]

I think you're right. I think it's the same woman.

[rosrychaplet]

RIGHT-56240. that's the number!

[Legend813a]

Yes, that's a perfect match.

I'm 97% sure that is her.

[4011bananas]

Amazing.  I wonder if that's actually her.