inventor,telephone,biography,historical figure

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

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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

Director
Irving Cummings
  • Profile picture of Don Ameche
    Alexander Graham Bell Don Ameche
  • Profile picture of Loretta Young
    Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell Loretta Young
  • Profile picture of Henry Fonda
    Thomas Watson Henry Fonda
  • Profile picture of Charles Coburn
    Gardner Hubbard Charles Coburn
  • Profile picture of Gene Lockhart
    Thomas Sanders Gene Lockhart
  • Profile picture of Spring Byington
    Mrs. Hubbard Spring Byington
  • Profile picture of Sally Blane
    Gertrude Hubbard Sally Blane
  • Profile picture of Polly Ann Young
    Grace Hubbard Polly Ann Young

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Keywords

  • inventor
  • telephone
  • biography
  • historical figure