Does anyone know of films that used the split-screen effect for telephone conversations prior to Pillow Talk (1959)? Also, have any scholars written specifically on this effect? Thanks! mary Mary Celeste Kearney Assistant Professor Department of Radio-Television-Film The University of Texas at Austin Office: 512-475-8648 Fax: 512-471-4077 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu