Edison, the Man

Directed by Clarence Brown
1940    1h 47m    Not Rated
Drama, History,
7.080%63%
At 89, Thomas Edison celebrates a lifetime of innovation. As he reminisces, we journey through his groundbreaking inventions—the phonograph, the light bulb, and more—unveiling the struggle and triumph behind his legacy, shaping the modern world.
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Cast of Edison, the Man
  • Spencer TracyThomas A. Edison
  • Charles CoburnGeneral Powell
  • Lynne OvermanBunt Cavatt
  • Rita JohnsonMary Stilwell
  • Gene LockhartMr. Taggart
  • Henry TraversBen Els
  • Felix BressartMichael Simon
  • Peter GodfreyAshton
  • Guy D'EnneryLundstrom
  • Byron FoulgerEdwin Hall
  • Milton Parsons'Acid' Graham
  • Arthur AylesworthBigelow
  • Gene ReynoldsJimmy Price
  • Addison RichardsMr. Johnson
  • Grant MitchellSnade
  • Paul HurstSheriff
  • George LesseyToastmaster
  • Jay WardJohn Schofield
  • Ann GillisNancy Grey
  • Erville AldersonFirst Lecturer
  • William ArnoldMinor Role
  • Hooper AtchleyBroker
  • Irving BaconSheriff
  • Arthur BelascoBroker
  • Edward BibyParty Guest
  • Billy BletcherReporter
  • Harry C. BradleyPreacher
  • Harlan BriggsBisbee
  • Fritzi BrunetteMinor Role
  • John ButlerMechanic
  • James CarlisleParty Guest
  • George ChandlerGold Exchange Clerk
  • Howard ChaseMinor Role
  • James ConatyParty Guest
  • Jimmy ConlinWaiter
  • Nick CopelandReporter
  • Maurice CostelloBroker
  • Nell CraigWoman
  • Jack DaleyMinor Role
  • Edgar DearingPoliceman
  • Helen DicksonMinor Role
  • John DilsonBroker
  • Donald DouglasJordan
  • Edward EarleBroker
  • Frank FaylenGalbreath
  • Walter FennerMan at Banquet
  • Eddie GribbonCashier
  • Hale HamiltonBroker
  • Sam HarrisParty Guest
  • Edward HearnBroker
  • Arthur Stuart HullBroker
  • Harry HumphreyBroker
  • Edward KeaneLecturer
  • Eve KendallMarion Estelle Edison
  • Milton KibbeeWorkman
  • Charles LaneSecond Lecturer
  • Edward LeSaintDoctor
  • Wilfred LucasBroker
  • Tom MahoneyPoliceman
  • Eric MayneParty Guest
  • Ralph McCulloughReporter
  • George MeaderMinister
  • Harold MinjirBlair
  • Bruce MitchellCoachman
  • Hans MoebusParty Guest
  • Edmund MortimerParty Guest
  • Forbes MurrayBroker
  • Louis NatheauxBroker
  • Alex NovinskyParty Guest
  • William H. O'BrienWaiter
  • George OveyLamplighter
  • Thomas PogueMinor Role
  • Alexander PollardButler
  • Cyril RingReporter
  • Count StefenelliParty Guest
  • Harry StrangMinor Role
  • Charles TrowbridgeClark
  • Emmett VoganSecretary
  • Charles WaldronFirst Commissioner
  • Frank WhitbeckTrailer Narrator (voice)
  • Joe WhiteheadMinor Role
  • Lloyd WhitlockBroker
  • Robert WinklerNewsboy
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