The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939, English. Directed by Irving Cummings.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Irving CummingsDirector
- Don AmecheAlexander Graham Bell
- Loretta YoungMrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
- Henry FondaThomas Watson
- Charles CoburnGardner Hubbard
- Gene LockhartThomas Sanders
- Spring ByingtonMrs. Hubbard
- Sally BlaneGertrude Hubbard
- Polly Ann YoungGrace Hubbard
- Georgiana YoungBerta Hubbard
- Bobs WatsonGeorge Sanders
- Russell HicksMr. Barrows
- Paul StantonChauncey Smith
Details
- Released
- 4 April 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ray Harris, Lamar Trotti
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 April 1939. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, try The Current War, Eight Men Out, Radium Girls.
Who directed The Story of Alexander Graham Bell?
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) was directed by Irving Cummings and stars Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda.