Now, before we get into the key details of how you can watch 'Edison, the Man' right now, here are some quick facts about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama flick. Edison, the Man starring Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min. The release date of the movie is May 10th, 1940. The movie received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 22 contributing users.
Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the 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 the stock market ticker."
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'Edison, the Man' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on May 10th, 1940










