Edison, the Man (1940)
Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
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.
Rated
NR
Year
1940
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
10 May 1940
TMDB
6.8 (27)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison
Charles Coburn
General Powell
Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt
Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart
Henry Travers
Ben Els
Felix Bressart
Michael Simon
Peter Godfrey
Ashton
Guy D'Ennery
Lundstrom
Byron Foulger
Edwin Hall
Milton Parsons
'Acid' Graham
Arthur Aylesworth
Bigelow
Gene Reynolds
Jimmy Price
Addison Richards
Mr. Johnson
Grant Mitchell
Snade
P
Paul Hurst
Sheriff
George Lessey
Toastmaster
J
Jay Ward
John Schofield
Ann Gillis
Nancy Grey
Erville Alderson
First Lecturer
W
William Arnold
Minor Role
Hooper Atchley
Broker
Irving Bacon
Sheriff
A
Arthur Belasco
Broker
E
Edward Biby
Party Guest
Billy Bletcher
Reporter
Harry C. Bradley
Preacher
Harlan Briggs
Bisbee
Fritzi Brunette
Minor Role
J
John Butler
Mechanic
J
James Carlisle
Party Guest
George Chandler
Gold Exchange Clerk
H
Howard Chase
Minor Role
J
James Conaty
Party Guest
Jimmy Conlin
Waiter
N
Nick Copeland
Reporter
Maurice Costello
Broker
Nell Craig
Woman
J
Jack Daley
Minor Role
Edgar Dearing
Policeman
H
Helen Dickson
Minor Role
John Dilson
Broker
Donald Douglas
Jordan
Edward Earle
Broker
Frank Faylen
Galbreath
Walter Fenner
Man at Banquet
Eddie Gribbon
Cashier
Hale Hamilton
Broker
S
Sam Harris
Party Guest
Edward Hearn
Broker
Arthur Stuart Hull
Broker
Harry Humphrey
Broker
Edward Keane
Lecturer
E
Eve Kendall
Marion Estelle Edison
Milton Kibbee
Workman
Charles Lane
Second Lecturer
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Wilfred Lucas
Broker
T
Tom Mahoney
Policeman
Eric Mayne
Party Guest
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