The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939Directed by Irving Cummings

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Released: April 4, 1939
Runtime: 1h 38m

About The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Irving Cummings
Writers: Ray Harris
Lamar Trotti

Principal cast

In billing order

Don AmecheAlexander Graham Bell
Loretta YoungMrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
Henry FondaThomas Watson
Charles CoburnGardner Hubbard
Gene LockhartThomas Sanders
Spring ByingtonMrs. Hubbard

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