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Edison, the Man
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6.8In 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.
Released: 1940-05-10107 minDir: Clarence BrownHistory, DramaPart of: Edison Collection
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
Themes
- historical figure
- light bulb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Clarence Brown
- Screenwriter
- Dore Schary
- Cast member
- Byron Foulger
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Producer
- John W. Considine Jr.
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 948425
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Edison the Man lobby card.jpg
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Edison, the Man
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- color
- black-and-white
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