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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
★ 6.3/10•1939•1h 38m•NR•Drama•History

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

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.

Lamar Trotti · Screenplay

Irving Cummings · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 4, 1939

Actors

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Alexander Graham Bell

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Thomas Watson

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Gardner Hubbard

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Thomas Sanders

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mrs. Hubbard

Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Gertrude Hubbard

Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young

Grace Hubbard

Georgiana Young

Georgiana Young

Berta Hubbard

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

George Sanders

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Mr. Barrows

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

Chauncey Smith

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

President of Western Union

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Judge Rider

Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Queen Victoria

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Mrs. MacGregor

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