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Edison, the Man (1940)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Rated: 7.2 out of 10 with 1,707 votes.
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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Main Actors:
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
Paul Hurst
Sheriff
George Lessey
Toastmaster
Jay Ward
John Schofield
Ann Gillis
Nancy Grey
Erville Alderson
First Lecturer
Irving Bacon
Sheriff
Edward Biby
Party Guest
Billy Bletcher
Reporter
Harry C. Bradley
Preacher
Harlan Briggs
Bisbee
Fritzi Brunette
Minor Role
George Chandler
Gold Exchange Clerk
Jimmy Conlin
Waiter
Maurice Costello
Broker
Nell Craig
Woman
Edgar Dearing
Policeman
John Dilson
Broker
Donald Douglas
Jordan
Edward Earle
Broker
Frank Faylen
Galbreath
Eddie Gribbon
Cashier
Hale Hamilton
Broker
Edward Hearn
Broker
Arthur Stuart Hull
Broker
Harry Humphrey
Broker
Edward Keane
Lecturer
Milton Kibbee
Workman
Charles Lane
Second Lecturer
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Wilfred Lucas
Broker
Eric Mayne
Party Guest
George Meader
Minister
Harold Minjir
Blair
Forbes Murray
Broker
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Cyril Ring
Reporter
Harry Strang
Minor Role
Charles Trowbridge
Clark
Emmett Vogan
Secretary
Charles Waldron
First Commissioner
Lloyd Whitlock
Broker
Title:Edison, the Man
Release Date:Friday, May 10th, 1940
Directed by:Clarence Brown
Genres:HistoryDrama
Keywords:Historical-Figure
Alternative Titles:Эдисон, Эдисон человек
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