Edison, the Man
First aired on May 10, 1940
Runtime: 107mins
70%
Genres: History, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Bradbury Foote | Screenplay
Clarence Brown | Director
Hugo Butler | Original Story
Dore Schary | Original Story
Talbot Jennings | Screenplay
Herbert Stothart | Music
