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Edison, the Man (1940)

Edison, the Man

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1h 47m

Biography, Drama, Historical, Musicals

May 10th, 1940

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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.

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Cast

Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison
Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell
Lynne Overman
James G. 'Bunt' Cavatt
Charles Coburn
General Powell
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart
Henry Travers
Ben Els
Felix Bressart
Michael Simon
Peter Godfrey
Ashton
Guy D'Ennery
Lundström
Byron Foulger
Edwin Hall
Full cast & crew

Directors

Clarence Brown
Full cast & crew

Producers

John W. Considine Jr.
producer
Orville O. Dull
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Talbot Jennings
(screen play) and
Bradbury Foote
screen play
Dore Schary
(original story) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
Spencer Tracy's Greatest Performance
Tracy's most thrilling heart-throbbing triumph becomes your most exciting screen entertainment! (Print Ad- Ridgefield Press, ((Ridgefield, Conn.)) 16 May 1940)
All Taglines

Keywords

laboratory
race against time
baby
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 8th, 1945 (Субтитры –субт.маст. ГУКиК, 1944 г.) (Theatrical)
December 6th, 1940 (Australia)
November 1st, 1942 (Finland)
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Alternative Titles

Edison, the Man (original title)
Edison, el hombre (Argentina)
Edison de man (Belgium) (Flemish title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Running Times

107 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents) (Clarence Brown's Production)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distribution Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Belgium)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (France)
Pidax Film (Germany)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Turner Entertainment (VHS package design) / (dvd package design)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (dvd package design)
MGM/UA Home Video (vhs package design)

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