About the film
historical figure light bulb
Edison, the Man
Release Date: May 10, 1940
| Year | : | 1940 |
| Slogan | : | «Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!» |
| Genres | : | History, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Director | : | Clarence Brown |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Hugo Butler, Dore Schary, Talbot Jennings, Bradbury Foote |
| RunTime | : | 107 mins. |
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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Trailer: Edison the Man - Trailer
Main Actors
Spencer Tracy
Character : Thomas A. Edison
Charles Coburn
Character : General Powell
Lynne Overman
Character : Bunt Cavatt
Rita Johnson
Character : Mary Stilwell
Gene Lockhart
Character : Mr. Taggart
Henry Travers
Character : Ben Els
Felix Bressart
Character : Michael Simon
Peter Godfrey
Character : Ashton
Guy D'Ennery
Character : Lundstrom
Byron Foulger
Character : Edwin Hall
Milton Parsons
Character : 'Acid' Graham
Arthur Aylesworth
Character : Bigelow
Gene Reynolds
Character : Jimmy Price
Addison Richards
Character : Mr. Johnson
Grant Mitchell
Character : Snade
Paul Hurst
Character : Sheriff
George Lessey
Character : Toastmaster
Jay Ward
Character : John Schofield
Ann Gillis
Character : Nancy Grey
Erville Alderson
Character : First Lecturer
William Arnold
Character : Minor Role
Hooper Atchley
Character : Broker
Irving Bacon
Character : Sheriff
Arthur Belasco
Character : Broker
Edward Biby
Character : Party Guest
Billy Bletcher
Character : Reporter
Harry C. Bradley
Character : Preacher
Harlan Briggs
Character : Bisbee
Fritzi Brunette
Character : Minor Role
John Butler
Character : Mechanic
James Carlisle
Character : Party Guest
George Chandler
Character : Gold Exchange Clerk
Howard Chase
Character : Minor Role
James Conaty
Character : Party Guest
Jimmy Conlin
Character : Waiter
Nick Copeland
Character : Reporter
Maurice Costello
Character : Broker
Nell Craig
Character : Woman
Jack Daley
Character : Minor Role
Edgar Dearing
Character : Policeman
Helen Dickson
Character : Minor Role
John Dilson
Character : Broker
Donald Douglas
Character : Jordan
Edward Earle
Character : Broker
Frank Faylen
Character : Galbreath
Walter Fenner
Character : Man at Banquet
Eddie Gribbon
Character : Cashier
Hale Hamilton
Character : Broker
Sam Harris
Character : Party Guest
Edward Hearn
Character : Broker
Arthur Stuart Hull
Character : Broker
Harry Humphrey
Character : Broker
Edward Keane
Character : Lecturer
Eve Kendall
Character : Marion Estelle Edison
Milton Kibbee
Character : Workman
Charles Lane
Character : Second Lecturer
Edward LeSaint
Character : Doctor
Wilfred Lucas
Character : Broker
Tom Mahoney
Character : Policeman
Eric Mayne
Character : Party Guest
Ralph McCullough
Character : Reporter
George Meader
Character : Minister
Harold Minjir
Character : Blair
Bruce Mitchell
Character : Coachman
Hans Moebus
Character : Party Guest
Edmund Mortimer
Character : Party Guest
Forbes Murray
Character : Broker
Louis Natheaux
Character : Broker
Alex Novinsky
Character : Party Guest
William H. O'Brien
Character : Waiter
George Ovey
Character : Lamplighter
Thomas Pogue
Character : Minor Role
Alexander Pollard
Character : Butler
Cyril Ring
Character : Reporter
Count Stefenelli
Character : Party Guest
Harry Strang
Character : Minor Role
Charles Trowbridge
Character : Clark
Emmett Vogan
Character : Secretary
Charles Waldron
Character : First Commissioner
Frank Whitbeck
Character : Trailer Narrator (voice)
Joe Whitehead
Character : Minor Role
Lloyd Whitlock
Character : Broker
Robert Winkler
Character : Newsboy
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