Ruthie's Telephone - On the live five-minute comedy RUTHIE ON THE TELEPHONE/CBS/1949 actress Ruth Gilbert starred as Ruthie, a talkative young lady who relentlessly pursued an advertising man named Richard (Philip Reed) via telephone.

Using a split screen technique Ruthie nightly attempted to convince Richard of her love. The series was a spin-off based on THE ROBERT Q. LEWIS SHOW radio program.