Edison, the Man (1940)

ALL 05/10/1940 (en) History, Drama 107 Min
  • Release
    05/10/1940
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Rotten tomato
    66.19%
  • Original title
    Edison, the Man
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

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.

  1. Clarence Brown

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Spencer Tracy

    Thomas A. Edison

  2. Charles Coburn

    General Powell

  3. Lynne Overman

    Bunt Cavatt

  4. Rita Johnson

    Mary Stilwell

  5. Gene Lockhart

    Mr. Taggart

  6. Henry Travers

    Ben Els

  7. Felix Bressart

    Michael Simon

  8. Peter Godfrey

    Ashton

  9. Guy D'Ennery

    Lundstrom

  10. Byron Foulger

    Edwin Hall

  11. Milton Parsons

    'Acid' Graham

  12. Arthur Aylesworth

    Bigelow

  13. Gene Reynolds

    Jimmy Price

  14. Addison Richards

    Mr. Johnson

  15. Grant Mitchell

    Snade

  16. Paul Hurst

    Sheriff

  17. George Lessey

    Toastmaster

  18. Jay Ward

    John Schofield

  19. Ann Gillis

    Nancy Grey

  20. Erville Alderson

    First Lecturer

  21. William Arnold

    Minor Role

  22. Hooper Atchley

    Broker

  23. Irving Bacon

    Sheriff

  24. Arthur Belasco

    Broker

  25. Edward Biby

    Party Guest

  26. Billy Bletcher

    Reporter

  27. Harry C. Bradley

    Preacher

  28. Harlan Briggs

    Bisbee

  29. Fritzi Brunette

    Minor Role

  30. John Butler

    Mechanic

  31. James Carlisle

    Party Guest

  32. George Chandler

    Gold Exchange Clerk

  33. Howard Chase

    Minor Role

  34. James Conaty

    Party Guest

  35. Jimmy Conlin

    Waiter

  36. Nick Copeland

    Reporter

  37. Maurice Costello

    Broker

  38. Nell Craig

    Woman

  39. Jack Daley

    Minor Role

  40. Edgar Dearing

    Policeman

  41. Helen Dickson

    Minor Role

  42. John Dilson

    Broker

  43. Donald Douglas

    Jordan

  44. Edward Earle

    Broker

  45. Frank Faylen

    Galbreath

  46. Walter Fenner

    Man at Banquet

  47. Eddie Gribbon

    Cashier

  48. Hale Hamilton

    Broker

  49. Sam Harris

    Party Guest

  50. Edward Hearn

    Broker

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 83 , Crews : 6

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Edison, the Man (1940) 107 Min

ALL 05/10/1940 (en)
History, Drama
  • Release 05/10/1940
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Original title Edison, the Man
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

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.

  1. Clarence Brown

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer