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    Edison, the Man

    107'

    1940-05-10

    6.8

    Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

    History,Drama

    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.

    WritingBradbury FooteDirectingClarence Brown

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    Cast

    2

    Thomas A. Edison

    Spencer Tracy

    1

    General Powell

    Charles Coburn

    1

    Bunt Cavatt

    Lynne Overman

    1

    Mary Stilwell

    Rita Johnson

    1

    Mr. Taggart

    Gene Lockhart

    1

    Ben Els

    Henry Travers

    1

    Michael Simon

    Felix Bressart

    1

    Ashton

    Peter Godfrey

    1

    Lundstrom

    Guy D'Ennery

    1

    Edwin Hall

    Byron Foulger

    1

    'Acid' Graham

    Milton Parsons

    1

    Bigelow

    Arthur Aylesworth

    1

    Jimmy Price

    Gene Reynolds

    1

    Mr. Johnson

    Addison Richards

    1

    Snade

    Grant Mitchell

    1

    Sheriff

    Paul Hurst

    1

    Toastmaster

    George Lessey

    1

    John Schofield

    Jay Ward

    1

    Nancy Grey

    Ann Gillis

    1

    First Lecturer

    Erville Alderson

    1

    Minor Role

    William Arnold

    1

    Broker

    Hooper Atchley

    1

    Sheriff

    Irving Bacon

    1

    Broker

    Arthur Belasco

    1

    Party Guest

    Edward Biby

    1

    Reporter

    Billy Bletcher

    1

    Preacher

    Harry C. Bradley

    1

    Bisbee

    Harlan Briggs

    1

    Minor Role

    Fritzi Brunette

    1

    Mechanic

    John Butler

    1

    Party Guest

    James Carlisle

    1

    Gold Exchange Clerk

    George Chandler

    1

    Minor Role

    Howard Chase

    1

    Party Guest

    James Conaty

    1

    Waiter

    Jimmy Conlin

    1

    Reporter

    Nick Copeland

    1

    Broker

    Maurice Costello

    1

    Woman

    Nell Craig

    1

    Minor Role

    Jack Daley

    1

    Policeman

    Edgar Dearing

    1

    Minor Role

    Helen Dickson

    1

    Broker

    John Dilson

    1

    Jordan

    Donald Douglas

    1

    Broker

    Edward Earle

    1

    Galbreath

    Frank Faylen

    1

    Man at Banquet

    Walter Fenner

    1

    Cashier

    Eddie Gribbon

    1

    Broker

    Hale Hamilton

    1

    Party Guest

    Sam Harris

    1

    Broker

    Edward Hearn

    1

    Broker

    Arthur Stuart Hull

    1

    Broker

    Harry Humphrey

    1

    Lecturer

    Edward Keane

    1

    Marion Estelle Edison

    Eve Kendall

    1

    Workman

    Milton Kibbee

    1

    Second Lecturer

    Charles Lane

    1

    Doctor

    Edward LeSaint

    1

    Broker

    Wilfred Lucas

    1

    Policeman

    Tom Mahoney

    1

    Party Guest

    Eric Mayne

    1

    Reporter

    Ralph McCullough

    1

    Minister

    George Meader

    1

    Blair

    Harold Minjir

    1

    Coachman

    Bruce Mitchell

    1

    Party Guest

    Hans Moebus

    1

    Party Guest

    Edmund Mortimer

    1

    Broker

    Forbes Murray

    1

    Broker

    Louis Natheaux

    1

    Party Guest

    Alex Novinsky

    2

    Waiter

    William H. O'Brien

    1

    Lamplighter

    George Ovey

    1

    Minor Role

    Thomas Pogue

    1

    Butler

    Alexander Pollard

    1

    Reporter

    Cyril Ring

    1

    Party Guest

    Count Stefenelli

    1

    Minor Role

    Harry Strang

    1

    Clark

    Charles Trowbridge

    1

    Secretary

    Emmett Vogan

    1

    First Commissioner

    Charles Waldron

    1

    Trailer Narrator (voice)

    Frank Whitbeck

    1

    Minor Role

    Joe Whitehead

    1

    Broker

    Lloyd Whitlock

    1

    Newsboy

    Robert Winkler

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    • Vote Count: 29
    • Popularity: 1.0213
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Edison, the Man

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