Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940 · 1h 47m

1Nom

Directed by Clarence Brown

Synopsis

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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Details

Released
10 May 1940
Runtime
1h 47m
Director
Clarence Brown
Writers
Talbot Jennings, Bradbury Foote
Countries
United States of America
Languages
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

  • Spencer Tracy
  • Charles Coburn
  • Lynne Overman
  • Rita Johnson
  • Gene Lockhart
  • Henry Travers
  • Felix Bressart
  • Peter Godfrey
  • Guy D'Ennery
  • Byron Foulger