Movie Description
Edison, the Man
(1940)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Clarence Brown
- Cast : Spencer Tracy,Charles Coburn,Lynne Overman,Rita Johnson,Gene Lockhart,Henry Travers,Felix Bressart,Peter Godfrey,Guy D'Ennery,Byron Foulger,Milton Parsons,Arthur Aylesworth,Gene Reynolds,Addison Richards,Grant Mitchell,Paul Hurst,George Lessey,Jay Ward,Ann Gillis,Erville Alderson,William Arnold,Hooper Atchley,Irving Bacon,Arthur Belasco,Edward Biby,Billy Bletcher,Harry C. Bradley,Harlan Briggs,Fritzi Brunette,John Butler,James Carlisle,George Chandler,Howard Chase,James Conaty,Jimmy Conlin,Nick Copeland,Maurice Costello,Nell Craig,Jack Daley,Edgar Dearing,Helen Dickson,John Dilson,Donald Douglas,Edward Earle,Frank Faylen,Walter Fenner,Eddie Gribbon,Hale Hamilton,Sam Harris,Edward Hearn,Arthur Stuart Hull,Harry Humphrey,Edward Keane,Eve Kendall,Milton Kibbee,Charles Lane,Edward LeSaint,Wilfred Lucas,Tom Mahoney,Eric Mayne,Ralph McCullough,George Meader,Harold Minjir,Bruce Mitchell,Hans Moebus,Edmund Mortimer,Forbes Murray,Louis Natheaux,Alex Novinsky,William H. O'Brien,George Ovey,Thomas Pogue,Alexander Pollard,Cyril Ring,Count Stefenelli,Harry Strang,Charles Trowbridge,Emmett Vogan,Charles Waldron,Frank Whitbeck,Joe Whitehead,Lloyd Whitlock,Robert Winkler
Cast
Thomas A. Edison
General Powell
Bunt Cavatt
Mary Stilwell
Mr. Taggart
Ben Els
Michael Simon
Ashton
Lundstrom
Edwin Hall
'Acid' Graham
Bigelow
Jimmy Price
Mr. Johnson
Snade
Sheriff
Toastmaster
John Schofield
Nancy Grey
First Lecturer
Minor Role
Broker
Sheriff
Broker
Party Guest
Reporter
Preacher
Bisbee
Minor Role
Mechanic
Party Guest
Gold Exchange Clerk
Minor Role
Party Guest
Waiter
Reporter
Broker
Woman
Minor Role
Policeman
Minor Role
Broker
Jordan
Broker
Galbreath
Man at Banquet
Cashier
Broker
Party Guest
Broker
Broker
Broker
Lecturer
Marion Estelle Edison
Workman
Second Lecturer
Doctor
Broker
Policeman
Party Guest
Reporter
Minister
Blair
Coachman
Party Guest
Party Guest
Broker
Broker
Party Guest
Waiter
Lamplighter
Minor Role
Butler
Reporter
Party Guest
Minor Role
Clark
Secretary
First Commissioner
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Minor Role
Broker
Newsboy
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Facts
Original TitleEdison, the Man
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-05-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 47m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- History
- Drama
