Edison, the Man (1940)
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.
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Top Billed Cast: George Meader, Frank Whitbeck, Eddie Gribbon
Runtime: 107 minutes
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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
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Jay Ward
John Schofield
Ann Gillis
Nancy Grey
Erville Alderson
First Lecturer
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William Arnold
Minor Role
Hooper Atchley
Broker
Irving Bacon
Sheriff
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Arthur Belasco
Broker
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Edward Biby
Party Guest
Billy Bletcher
Reporter
Harry C. Bradley
Preacher
Harlan Briggs
Bisbee
Fritzi Brunette
Minor Role
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John Butler
Mechanic
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James Carlisle
Party Guest
George Chandler
Gold Exchange Clerk
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Howard Chase
Minor Role
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James Conaty
Party Guest
Jimmy Conlin
Waiter
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Nick Copeland
Reporter
