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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939 · 98 min

A warm, old-fashioned biography that ambles through romance and invention with gentle humour and courtroom triumph.

Tagline: Darryl F. Zanuck's Entertainment gem will take its place in the Hall of Fame !
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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, romantic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, ambition, justice, family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
ambition
justice
family
technology
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none