The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

  • NR
  • 04/04/1939 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 38m

Darryl F. Zanuck's Entertainment gem will take its place in the Hall of Fame !

Overview

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.

Irving Cummings

Director

Ray Harris

Story

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Cast

Don Ameche's headshot

Don Ameche

Alexander Graham Bell
Loretta Young's headshot

Loretta Young

Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Thomas Watson
Charles Coburn's headshot

Charles Coburn

Gardner Hubbard
Gene Lockhart's headshot

Gene Lockhart

Thomas Sanders
Spring Byington's headshot

Spring Byington

Mrs. Hubbard
Sally Blane's headshot

Sally Blane

Gertrude Hubbard
Polly Ann Young's headshot

Polly Ann Young

Grace Hubbard

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