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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

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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.

Release Date : 1939-04-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Don Ameche

Character Name : Alexander Graham Bell

Original Name : Don Ameche

Gender : Male

Loretta Young

Character Name : Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

Henry Fonda

Character Name : Thomas Watson

Original Name : Henry Fonda

Gender : Male

Charles Coburn

Character Name : Gardner Hubbard

Original Name : Charles Coburn

Gender : Male

Gene Lockhart

Character Name : Thomas Sanders

Original Name : Gene Lockhart

Gender : Male

Spring Byington

Character Name : Mrs. Hubbard

Original Name : Spring Byington

Gender : Female

Sally Blane

Character Name : Gertrude Hubbard

Original Name : Sally Blane

Gender : Female

Polly Ann Young

Character Name : Grace Hubbard

Original Name : Polly Ann Young

Gender : Female

Georgiana Young

Character Name : Berta Hubbard

Original Name : Georgiana Young

Gender : Female

Bobs Watson

Character Name : George Sanders

Original Name : Bobs Watson

Gender : Male

Russell Hicks

Character Name : Mr. Barrows

Original Name : Russell Hicks

Gender : Male

Paul Stanton

Character Name : Chauncey Smith

Original Name : Paul Stanton

Gender : Male

Jonathan Hale

Character Name : President of Western Union

Original Name : Jonathan Hale

Gender : Male

Harry Davenport

Character Name : Judge Rider

Original Name : Harry Davenport

Gender : Male

Beryl Mercer

Character Name : Queen Victoria

Original Name : Beryl Mercer

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Patterson

Character Name : Mrs. MacGregor

Original Name : Elizabeth Patterson

Gender : Female

Charles Trowbridge

Character Name : George Pollard

Original Name : Charles Trowbridge

Gender : Male

Jan Duggan

Character Name : Mrs. Winthrop

Original Name : Jan Duggan

Gender : Female

Claire Du Brey

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Claire Du Brey

Gender : Female

Harry Tyler

Character Name : Joe Eliot

Original Name : Harry Tyler

Gender : Male

Ralph Remley

Character Name : D'Arcy - Singer

Original Name : Ralph Remley

Gender : Male

Zeffie Tilbury

Character Name : Mrs. Sanders

Original Name : Zeffie Tilbury

Gender : Female

Jack Kelly

Character Name : Banker's Son (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kelly

Gender : Male

Esther Brodelet

Character Name : Telephone Operator

Original Name : Esther Brodelet

Gender : Male

Tyler Brooke

Character Name : Mr. Calhoun

Original Name : Tyler Brooke

Gender : Male

Nora Cecil

Character Name : Miss Jenkins

Original Name : Nora Cecil

Gender : Female

Davison Clark

Character Name : Court Attendant at Door

Original Name : Davison Clark

Gender : Male

Dick Elliott

Character Name : Man Laughing at Demo

Original Name : Dick Elliott

Gender : Male

Edmund Elton

Character Name : Banker at Demo

Original Name : Edmund Elton

Gender : Male

Fern Emmett

Character Name : Mac Gregor's Maid

Original Name : Fern Emmett

Gender : Female

Mary Field

Character Name : Piano Player

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

George Guhl

Character Name : Mr. Winthrop

Original Name : George Guhl

Gender : Male

Otto Hoffman

Character Name : Pawnbroker

Original Name : Otto Hoffman

Gender : Male

Warren Jackson

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Warren Jackson

Gender : Male

Frank Jaquet

Character Name : Edward

Original Name : Frank Jaquet

Gender : Male

Sheldon Jett

Character Name : New England Telephone Company Executive

Original Name : Sheldon Jett

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Banker at Demo

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Crauford Kent

Character Name : General

Original Name : Crauford Kent

Gender : Male

Edward LeSaint

Character Name : Banker at Demonstration

Original Name : Edward LeSaint

Gender : Male

Jarold Clifford Lyons

Character Name : Infant

Original Name : Jarold Clifford Lyons

Gender : Male

Dave Morris

Character Name : Telegrapher

Original Name : Dave Morris

Gender : Male

Ottola Nesmith

Character Name : Nora

Original Name : Ottola Nesmith

Gender : Female

Ruth Robinson

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Ruth Robinson

Gender : Female

John Graham Spacey

Character Name : Sir John Cowell

Original Name : John Graham Spacey

Gender : Male

Landers Stevens

Character Name : Manager of New England Telephone Exchange

Original Name : Landers Stevens

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Court Clerk

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

William Wagner

Character Name :

Original Name : William Wagner

Gender : Male

Eddy Waller

Character Name : Storekeeper

Original Name : Eddy Waller

Gender : Male

Jack Walsh

Character Name : James J. Starrow

Original Name : Jack Walsh

Gender : Male

Lillian West

Character Name : Sanders' Nurse

Original Name : Lillian West

Gender : Female

John Elliott

Character Name : Banker at Demo

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-22

Don Ameche takes the title role in this biopic of the Boston-based Scotsman credited with the invention of the telephone, and he does bring a certain passion to an otherwise rather procedural drama. The story traces the development of his experiments with his friend Thomas Watson (Henry Fonda) and parallels with his budding romance with Mabel (Loretta Young) and for much of the time, it rather uncomfortably straddles the line between science and melodrama. The last twenty minutes - including a visit to Queen Victoria and a court case to establish the legitimacy of his patents, livens the thing up a bit and the supporting cast of Charles Coburn and Gene Lockhart add value, but it needed to focus more of the reason we know of the man, and of the huge significance of his technological advancement. Worth a watch for Ameche's performance, still, though.

T

tmcd77

@tmcd77

2024-11-04

Worth a watch once, but that's it. The reason for watching, the invention of the Telephone, is largely glossed over and background noise. The main thrust of this story is a little too Mills & Boon, Bell falling in love with the deaf daughter of one of his backers. Very much an aged Romantic Drama of the early talkies era.