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Edison, the Man (1940)

May 10, 1940 (US) History, Drama • 107m

Overview

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.

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Top Billed 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

Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons

'Acid' Graham

Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds

Jimmy Price

George Lessey
George Lessey

Toastmaster

Jay Ward
Jay Ward

John Schofield

Ann Gillis
Ann Gillis

Nancy Grey

Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson

First Lecturer

Edward Biby
Edward Biby

Party Guest

George Chandler
George Chandler

Gold Exchange Clerk

Howard Chase
Howard Chase

Minor Role

James Conaty
James Conaty

Party Guest

Jack Daley
Jack Daley

Minor Role

Walter Fenner
Walter Fenner

Man at Banquet

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Party Guest

Eve Kendall
Eve Kendall

Marion Estelle Edison

Charles Lane
Charles Lane

Second Lecturer

Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne

Party Guest

Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus

Party Guest

Alex Novinsky
Alex Novinsky

Party Guest

George Ovey
George Ovey

Lamplighter

Thomas Pogue
Thomas Pogue

Minor Role

Harry Strang
Harry Strang

Minor Role

Charles Waldron
Charles Waldron

First Commissioner

Frank Whitbeck
Frank Whitbeck

Trailer Narrator (voice)

Crew

Collection

Edison Collection



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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