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Edison, the Man

6.8/10

Release: 10/05/1940

Duration: 1h 47m

Edison, the Man

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 the stock market ticker.

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Writers

| Screenplay:Bradbury Foote
| Original Story:Hugo Butler
| Original Story:Dore Schary
| Screenplay:Talbot Jennings

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Thomas A. Edison

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

General Powell

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Bunt Cavatt

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Mary Stilwell

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mr. Taggart

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Michael Simon

Guy D'Ennery

Guy D'Ennery

Lundstrom

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Edwin Hall

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

'Acid' Graham

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Jimmy Price

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sheriff

George Lessey

George Lessey

Toastmaster

Jay Ward

Jay Ward

John Schofield

Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

Nancy Grey

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderso..

First Lecturer

William Arnold

William Arnold

Minor Role

Edward Biby

Edward Biby

Party Guest

Fritzi Brunette

Fritzi Brunette

Minor Role

John Butler

John Butler

Mechanic

James Carlisle

James Carlisle

Party Guest

George Chandler

George Chandler

Gold Exchange Cle..

Howard Chase

Howard Chase

Minor Role

James Conaty

James Conaty

Party Guest

Jack Daley

Jack Daley

Minor Role

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Policeman

Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson

Minor Role

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Galbreath

Walter Fenner

Walter Fenner

Man at Banquet

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Party Guest

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Lecturer

Eve Kendall

Eve Kendall

Marion Estelle Ed..

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Second Lecturer

Tom Mahoney

Tom Mahoney

Policeman

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Party Guest

Hans Moebus

Hans Moebus

Party Guest

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Party Guest

Alex Novinsky

Alex Novinsky

Party Guest

George Ovey

George Ovey

Lamplighter

Thomas Pogue

Thomas Pogue

Minor Role

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Reporter

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Minor Role

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Secretary

Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron

First Commissione..

Frank Whitbeck

Frank Whitbeck

Trailer Narrator ..

Joe Whitehead

Joe Whitehead

Minor Role

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