Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

107 mins | Drama, History | May 10, 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.

Edison, the Man

107 mins | Drama, History | May 10, 1940

Edison, the Man
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Edison, the Man
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Bradbury Foote, Talbot Jennings, Dore Schary, Hugo Butler

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

Arthur Aylesworth

as Bigelow

Gene Reynolds

as Jimmy Price

Addison Richards

as Mr. Johnson

Grant Mitchell

as Snade

Paul Hurst

as Sheriff

George Lessey

as Toastmaster

Jay Ward

as John Schofield

Ann Gillis

as Nancy Grey

Erville Alderson

as First Lecturer

William Arnold

as Minor Role

Hooper Atchley

as Broker

Irving Bacon

as Sheriff

Arthur Belasco

as Broker

Edward Biby

as Party Guest

Billy Bletcher

as Reporter

Harry C. Bradley

as Preacher

Harlan Briggs

as Bisbee

Fritzi Brunette

as Minor Role

John Butler

as Mechanic

James Carlisle

as Party Guest

George Chandler

as Gold Exchange Clerk

Howard Chase

as Minor Role

James Conaty

as Party Guest

Jimmy Conlin

as Waiter

Nick Copeland

as Reporter

Maurice Costello

as Broker

Nell Craig

as Woman

Jack Daley

as Minor Role

Edgar Dearing

as Policeman

Helen Dickson

as Minor Role

John Dilson

as Broker

Donald Douglas

as Jordan

Edward Earle

as Broker

Frank Faylen

as Galbreath

Walter Fenner

as Man at Banquet

Eddie Gribbon

as Cashier

Hale Hamilton

as Broker

Sam Harris

as Party Guest

Edward Hearn

as Broker

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Broker

Harry Humphrey

as Broker

Edward Keane

as Lecturer

Eve Kendall

as Marion Estelle Edison

Milton Kibbee

as Workman

Charles Lane

as Second Lecturer

Edward LeSaint

as Doctor

Wilfred Lucas

as Broker

Tom Mahoney

as Policeman

Eric Mayne

as Party Guest

Ralph McCullough

as Reporter

George Meader

as Minister

Harold Minjir

as Blair

Bruce Mitchell

as Coachman

Hans Moebus

as Party Guest

Edmund Mortimer

as Party Guest

Forbes Murray

as Broker

Louis Natheaux

as Broker

Alex Novinsky

as Party Guest

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter

George Ovey

as Lamplighter

Thomas Pogue

as Minor Role

Alexander Pollard

as Butler

Cyril Ring

as Reporter

Count Stefenelli

as Party Guest

Harry Strang

as Minor Role

Emmett Vogan

as Secretary

Charles Waldron

as First Commissioner

Frank Whitbeck

as Trailer Narrator (voice)

Joe Whitehead

as Minor Role

Lloyd Whitlock

as Broker

Robert Winkler

as Newsboy