Edison, the Man (1940)
1h 47m · 10 May 1940
Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
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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.
| Movie ID | 15699 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Clarence Brown |
| Main cast | Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers, Felix Bressart, Peter Godfrey |
| Release date | 10 May 1940 |
| Release year | 1940 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 107 min (1h 47m) |
| Rating | 6.8 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Bradbury Foote, Talbot Jennings
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Top cast
Spencer TracyThomas A. Edison
Charles CoburnGeneral Powell
Lynne OvermanBunt Cavatt
Rita JohnsonMary Stilwell
Gene LockhartMr. Taggart
Henry TraversBen Els
Felix BressartMichael Simon
Peter GodfreyAshton
Guy D'EnneryLundstrom
Byron FoulgerEdwin Hall
Milton Parsons'Acid' Graham
Arthur AylesworthBigelow
Gene ReynoldsJimmy Price
Addison RichardsMr. Johnson
Grant MitchellSnade
Paul HurstSheriff
George LesseyToastmaster
Jay WardJohn Schofield
Ann GillisNancy Grey
Erville AldersonFirst Lecturer
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