United States Government and Corporate America Destroy Inventor's Life Depicted in New Documentary, "Genius on Hold"

    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, July 18, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Genius on Hold" a compelling and chilling documentary, is the painful story of Walter L Shaw's struggle with Bell Telephone Company, the largest corporation in the world at the time, in an effort to develop his inventions and share them with the world. Bell gave Shaw an ultimatum: sign over the past, present and future rights to his inventions, or be terminated from the company. Unwilling to yield to Bell Telephone by giving up all monetary rights, he chose to quit. "Genius on Hold" tells the story of his on-going involvement with the corrupt business world, as well as organized crime in an effort to support his family.

A talented and prolific inventor, Walter L. Shaw is unknown, even though his inventions and patents are not-each representing a catalyst to the telecommunications world, as we know it today. Even with an astonishing 39 patents credited to him, Shaw's recognition is non-existent-as were the benefits he never saw - hard to believe when we realize that his inventions revolutionized the telecommunications industry.

Among his most widely used inventions were the first burglar alarm that automatically called Police; hands-free speaker phone; the black box (a toll-free calling device); call forwarding; the White House "Red Phone" alert system; a tone generator which later became known as the touch tone pad for Touch Tone Dialing; Conference Calling; Extend-A-Watts and Voice Print Recognition.

Walter T. Shaw, the son of this unknown and unrecognized inventor, wants to set the record straight. He says, "My father led the world into a brilliant, high-tech future, with ground breaking inventions that changed the world the way we knew it, and he deserves to be recognized." The time has tolled, preventing the proper royalties being paid to the Shaw Family, therefore recognition and notoriety for his accomplishments is all there is.

"GENIUS ON HOLD" tells the story of Walter L. Shaw's' plight. Narrated by Tony Award winner Frank Langella, best known for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in the motion picture Frost-Nixon; with music scored by Jack Douglas (Cheap Trick, John Lennon and Aerosmith) and Daniel Coe," A GENIUS ON HOLD" is scheduled to be released in 27 domestic cities in the Fall of 2011.

For information, visit www.ageniusonhold.com.

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