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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
“Darryl F. Zanuck's Entertainment gem will take its place in the Hall of Fame !”
6.3 / 10• 1939• 1h 38m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.
Cast & Crew
Don Ameche
Alexander Graham Bell
Lead
Loretta Young
Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
Henry Fonda
Thomas Watson
Charles Coburn
Gardner Hubbard
Gene Lockhart
Thomas Sanders
Spring Byington
Mrs. Hubbard
Sally Blane
Gertrude Hubbard
Polly Ann Young
Grace Hubbard
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Cummings's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
