Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man
1940HistoryDrama107 mins
★★★★★

Plot

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of th... read more

  • Clarence Brown

    Director

  • Talbot Jennings

    Screenplay

  • Bradbury Foote

    Screenplay

  • Hugo Butler

    Original Story

  • Dore Schary

    Original Story

  • Spencer Tracy

    Thomas A. Edison

  • Charles Coburn

    General Powell

  • Lynne Overman

    Bunt Cavatt

  • Rita Johnson

    Mary Stilwell

  • Gene Lockhart

    Mr. Taggart

  • Henry Travers

    Ben Els

  • Felix Bressart

    Michael Simon

  • Peter Godfrey

    Ashton

  • Guy D'Ennery

    Lundstrom

  • Byron Foulger

    Edwin Hall

  • Milton Parsons

    'Acid' Graham

  • Arthur Aylesworth

    Bigelow

  • Gene Reynolds

    Jimmy Price

  • Addison Richards

    Mr. Johnson

  • Grant Mitchell

    Snade

  • Paul Hurst

    Sheriff

  • George Lessey

    Toastmaster

  • Jay Ward

    John Schofield

  • Ann Gillis

    Nancy Grey

  • Erville Alderson

    First Lecturer

  • William Arnold

    Minor Role

  • Hooper Atchley

    Broker

  • Irving Bacon

    Sheriff

  • Arthur Belasco

    Broker

  • Edward Biby

    Party Guest

  • Billy Bletcher

    Reporter

  • Harry C. Bradley

    Preacher

  • Harlan Briggs

    Bisbee

  • Fritzi Brunette

    Minor Role

  • John Butler

    Mechanic

  • James Carlisle

    Party Guest

  • George Chandler

    Gold Exchange Clerk

  • Howard Chase

    Minor Role

  • James Conaty

    Party Guest

  • Jimmy Conlin

    Waiter

  • Nick Copeland

    Reporter

  • Maurice Costello

    Broker

  • Nell Craig

    Woman

  • Jack Daley

    Minor Role

  • Edgar Dearing

    Policeman

    • Runtime

    107 minutes

    Released

    1940-05-10

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • Herbert Stothart

    Music

    • Updated

    81 days ago

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