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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

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NR 1 hr 38 minApr 4th, 1939History, Drama
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.
StarringDon AmecheLoretta YoungHenry Fonda
DirectorIrving Cummings

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 4th, 1939
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 6th, 2012 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
biographyhistorical figureinventortelephone