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The Story of Alfred Nobel
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The Story of Alfred Nobel

Feb 18, 1939
0h 11m
★ 6.0

Overview

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.

Genres

History
Documentary
Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt

Paul Guilfoyle

Alfred Nobel (uncredited)

Paul Guilfoyle

Eric Mayne

Doctor (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Mother (uncredited)

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

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