Edison, the Man Trailer

Edison, the Man Trailer (1940)

"Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!" 10 May 1940 Drama, History 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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Cast

Spencer Tracy

as Thomas A. Edison

Charles Coburn

as General Powell

Lynne Overman

as Bunt Cavatt

Rita Johnson

as Mary Stilwell

Gene Lockhart

as Mr. Taggart

Henry Travers

as Ben Els

Felix Bressart

as Michael Simon

Peter Godfrey

as Ashton

Guy D'Ennery

as Lundstrom

Byron Foulger

as Edwin Hall

Milton Parsons

as 'Acid' Graham

Gene Reynolds

as Jimmy Price

Addison Richards

as Mr. Johnson

Paul Hurst

as Sheriff

Crew

Dore Schary

Dore Schary Original Story

Hugo Butler

Hugo Butler Original Story

International Titles

Эдисон, человек Trailer

Эдисон Trailer

International Releases Dates

Sweden 02 April 1941

United States 10 May 1940

Production Companies

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