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    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    98'

    1939-04-04

    6.3

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

    Drama,History

    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.

    DirectingIrving CummingsWritingRay Harris

    Cast

    2

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Don Ameche

    2

    Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

    Loretta Young

    2

    Thomas Watson

    Henry Fonda

    1

    Gardner Hubbard

    Charles Coburn

    1

    Thomas Sanders

    Gene Lockhart

    1

    Mrs. Hubbard

    Spring Byington

    1

    Gertrude Hubbard

    Sally Blane

    1

    Grace Hubbard

    Polly Ann Young

    1

    Berta Hubbard

    Georgiana Young

    1

    George Sanders

    Bobs Watson

    1

    Mr. Barrows

    Russell Hicks

    1

    Chauncey Smith

    Paul Stanton

    1

    President of Western Union

    Jonathan Hale

    1

    Judge Rider

    Harry Davenport

    1

    Queen Victoria

    Beryl Mercer

    1

    Mrs. MacGregor

    Elizabeth Patterson

    1

    George Pollard

    Charles Trowbridge

    1

    Mrs. Winthrop

    Jan Duggan

    1

    Landlady

    Claire Du Brey

    1

    Joe Eliot

    Harry Tyler

    1

    D'Arcy - Singer

    Ralph Remley

    1

    Mrs. Sanders

    Zeffie Tilbury

    2

    Banker's Son (uncredited)

    Jack Kelly

    1

    Telephone Operator

    Esther Brodelet

    1

    Mr. Calhoun

    Tyler Brooke

    1

    Miss Jenkins

    Nora Cecil

    1

    Court Attendant at Door

    Davison Clark

    1

    Man Laughing at Demo

    Dick Elliott

    1

    Banker at Demo

    Edmund Elton

    1

    Mac Gregor's Maid

    Fern Emmett

    2

    Piano Player

    Mary Field

    1

    Mr. Winthrop

    George Guhl

    1

    Pawnbroker

    Otto Hoffman

    1

    Tom

    Warren Jackson

    1

    Edward

    Frank Jaquet

    1

    New England Telephone Company Executive

    Sheldon Jett

    1

    Banker at Demo

    Edward Keane

    2

    General

    Crauford Kent

    1

    Banker at Demonstration

    Edward LeSaint

    1

    Infant

    Jarold Clifford Lyons

    1

    Telegrapher

    Dave Morris

    1

    Nora

    Ottola Nesmith

    1

    Nurse

    Ruth Robinson

    1

    Sir John Cowell

    John Graham Spacey

    1

    Manager of New England Telephone Exchange

    Landers Stevens

    1

    Court Clerk

    Charles Tannen

    1

    William Wagner

    1

    Storekeeper

    Eddy Waller

    1

    James J. Starrow

    Jack Walsh

    1

    Sanders' Nurse

    Lillian West

    1

    Banker at Demo

    John Elliott

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. 20th Century Fox
    • Vote Count: 21
    • Popularity: 1.3588
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

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