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Edison, the Man (1940)
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"Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!"
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1 hr 47 min
May 10th, 1940
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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.
Starring
Spencer Tracy
Charles Coburn
Lynne Overman
Director
Clarence Brown
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Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
May 10th, 1940
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
historical figure
light bulb
Cast & Crew
S
Spencer Tracy
as Thomas A. Edison
C
Charles Coburn
as General Powell
L
Lynne Overman
as Bunt Cavatt
R
Rita Johnson
as Mary Stilwell
G
Gene Lockhart
as Mr. Taggart
H
Henry Travers
as Ben Els
C
Clarence Brown
Director
T
Talbot Jennings
Screenplay
B
Bradbury Foote
Screenplay
D
Dore Schary
Original Story
H
Hugo Butler
Original Story
H
Herbert Stothart
Music
Edison Collection
1940 | Edison, the Man
66
1940 | Young Tom Edison
56
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