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Kestävä rakkaus

Original title: The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
  • 19391939
  • SS
  • 1h 38m
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Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
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The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Irving Cummings
  • Writers
    • Ray Harris(story)
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Boris Ingster(contributor to screenplay construction)
  • Stars
    • Don Ameche
    • Loretta Young
    • Henry Fonda
  • Director
    • Irving Cummings
  • Writers
    • Ray Harris(story)
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Boris Ingster(contributor to screenplay construction)
  • Stars
    • Don Ameche
    • Loretta Young
    • Henry Fonda
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
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    Don Ameche and Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
    Don Ameche in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
    Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
    Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)
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    Don Ameche and Loretta Young in Kestävä rakkaus (1939)

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    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. Mac Gregor
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • George Pollard
    Jan Duggan
    Jan Duggan
    • Mrs. Winthrop
    • Director
      • Irving Cummings
    • Writers
      • Ray Harris(story)
      • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
      • Boris Ingster(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      After the film was released, the telephone was commonly called the "Ameche", a slang term referring to actor Don Ameche who played the telephone's inventor. This association is explained in the film Jään tänne yöksi (1941), showing the term was still in use two years after the release of the original film.
    • Goofs
      One of the stories in the movie, that is set in 1873, is that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone "in his youth". But the first telephone was invented by Antonio Meucci in 1860 and Johann Philipp Reis in 1861, who also called his device "telephone", not Bell as it's stated in the movie. Bell didn't invent THE telephone but A telephone, the Bell-telephone.
    • Quotes

      Alexander Graham Bell: Mr. Watson, come here, I want you!

    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      The First Noel
      Traditional 17th century hymn

      Sung a cappella by unidentified carollers on Christmas Eve

    User reviews19

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    Under rated Don
    I always thought of him being an under rated actor. He certainly was versatile. He could sing, play comedy and drama, and if for no other reason, the academy finally realized his talents and gave him an oscar. It was long overdue. As for this film, he was very good and keep in mind Henry Fonda was playing a supporting role. As for Loretta Young..she was very lovely during those years, but her role had me squirming. As a deaf person, she spoke very well and the audience knows she's deaf because she makes it obvious as to her glaring at the actors mouths. I don't recall anyone mentioning if she was born deaf, or acquired it in later life.All in all, a satisfying film..thanks to Don's performance.
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    • bruno-32
    • May 18, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1939 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 2, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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