Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
HistoryDrama
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.
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Runtime
107 mins
Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
10 May 1940
Country
United States of America
Thomas A. Edison
General Powell
Bunt Cavatt
Mary Stilwell
Mr. Taggart
Ben Els
Michael Simon
Ashton
Lundstrom
Edwin Hall
'Acid' Graham
Bigelow
Jimmy Price
Mr. Johnson
Snade
Sheriff
Toastmaster
John Schofield
Nancy Grey
First Lecturer
Minor Role
Broker
Sheriff
Broker
Party Guest
Reporter
Preacher
Bisbee
Minor Role
Mechanic
Party Guest
Gold Exchange Clerk
Minor Role
Party Guest
Waiter
Reporter
Broker
Woman
Minor Role
Policeman
Minor Role
Broker
Jordan
Broker
Galbreath
Man at Banquet
Cashier
Broker
Party Guest
Broker
Broker
Broker
Lecturer
Marion Estelle Edison
Workman
Second Lecturer
Doctor
Broker
Policeman
Party Guest
Reporter
Minister
Blair
Coachman
Party Guest
Party Guest
Broker
Broker
Party Guest
Waiter
Lamplighter
Minor Role
Butler
Reporter
Party Guest
Minor Role
Clark
Secretary
First Commissioner
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Minor Role
Broker
Newsboy