The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1h 38min

Drama

History

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

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Alexander Graham Bell
Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Thomas Watson
Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Gardner Hubbard
Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Thomas Sanders
Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mrs. Hubbard
Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Gertrude Hubbard
Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young

Grace Hubbard
Georgiana Young

Georgiana Young

Berta Hubbard
Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson

George Sanders
Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Mr. Barrows
Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

Chauncey Smith
Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

President of Western Union
Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Judge Rider
Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Queen Victoria
Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Mrs. MacGregor
Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

George Pollard
Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

Mrs. Winthrop
Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Joe Eliot
Ralph Remley

Ralph Remley

D'Arcy - Singer
Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Mrs. Sanders
Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Banker's Son (uncredited)
Esther Brodelet

Esther Brodelet

Telephone Operator
Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Mr. Calhoun
Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Miss Jenkins
Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Court Attendant at Door
Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Man Laughing at Demo
Edmund Elton

Edmund Elton

Banker at Demo
Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Mac Gregor's Maid
Mary Field

Mary Field

Piano Player
George Guhl

George Guhl

Mr. Winthrop
Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Pawnbroker
Sheldon Jett

Sheldon Jett

New England Telephone Company Executive
Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Banker at Demo
Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Banker at Demonstration
Dave Morris

Dave Morris

Telegrapher
John Graham Spacey

John Graham Spacey

Sir John Cowell
Landers Stevens

Landers Stevens

Manager of New England Telephone Exchange
Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Court Clerk
Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Storekeeper
Jack Walsh

Jack Walsh

James J. Starrow
Lillian West

Lillian West

Sanders' Nurse
John Elliott

John Elliott

Banker at Demo

Release date

4th Apr 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English