Edison, the Man
(1940)
History, Drama
107min
66%
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. ...
Spencer Tracy
Acting
Charles Coburn
Acting
Lynne Overman
Acting
Thomas A. Edison
Spencer Tracy
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General Powell
Charles Coburn
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Bunt Cavatt
Lynne Overman
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Mary Stilwell
Rita Johnson
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Mr. Taggart
Gene Lockhart
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Ben Els
Henry Travers
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Michael Simon
Felix Bressart
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Ashton
Peter Godfrey
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Lundstrom
Guy D'Ennery
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Edwin Hall
Byron Foulger
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'Acid' Graham
Milton Parsons
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Bigelow
Arthur Aylesworth
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Jimmy Price
Gene Reynolds
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Mr. Johnson
Addison Richards
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Snade
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Sheriff
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Toastmaster
George Lessey
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John Schofield
Jay Ward
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Nancy Grey
Ann Gillis
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First Lecturer
Erville Alderson
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Minor Role
William Arnold
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Broker
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Sheriff
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Broker
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Reporter
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Preacher
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Bisbee
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Minor Role
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Mechanic
John Butler
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Gold Exchange Clerk
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Minor Role
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Waiter
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Woman
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Policeman
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Minor Role
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Jordan
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Galbreath
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Cashier
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Lecturer
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Marion Estelle Edison
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Workman
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Second Lecturer
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Doctor
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Minister
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Blair
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Broker
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Waiter
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Butler
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Count Stefenelli
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Clark
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Secretary
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First Commissioner
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Trailer Narrator (voice)
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Minor Role
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Newsboy
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