historical figure,light bulb

Edison, the Man (1940)

Poster for Edison, the Man

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Clarence Brown
  • Profile picture of Spencer Tracy
    Thomas A. Edison Spencer Tracy
  • Profile picture of Charles Coburn
    General Powell Charles Coburn
  • Profile picture of Lynne Overman
    Bunt Cavatt Lynne Overman
  • Profile picture of Rita Johnson
    Mary Stilwell Rita Johnson
  • Profile picture of Gene Lockhart
    Mr. Taggart Gene Lockhart
  • Profile picture of Henry Travers
    Ben Els Henry Travers
  • Profile picture of Felix Bressart
    Michael Simon Felix Bressart
  • Profile picture of Peter Godfrey
    Ashton Peter Godfrey

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Keywords

  • historical figure
  • light bulb