Edison, the Man (1940) movie poster

Edison, the Man (1940)

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

107 minHistoryDrama

TMDb6.8/1027 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Clarence Brown

Cast

Spencer Tracy as Thomas A. Edison

Spencer Tracy

Thomas A. Edison

Charles Coburn as General Powell

Charles Coburn

General Powell

Lynne Overman as Bunt Cavatt

Lynne Overman

Bunt Cavatt

Rita Johnson as Mary Stilwell

Rita Johnson

Mary Stilwell

Gene Lockhart as Mr. Taggart

Gene Lockhart

Mr. Taggart

Henry Travers as Ben Els

Henry Travers

Ben Els

Felix Bressart as Michael Simon

Felix Bressart

Michael Simon

Peter Godfrey as Ashton

Peter Godfrey

Ashton

Guy D'Ennery as Lundstrom

Guy D'Ennery

Lundstrom

Byron Foulger as Edwin Hall

Byron Foulger

Edwin Hall

Milton Parsons as 'Acid' Graham

Milton Parsons

'Acid' Graham

Arthur Aylesworth as Bigelow

Arthur Aylesworth

Bigelow

Gene Reynolds as Jimmy Price

Gene Reynolds

Jimmy Price

Addison Richards as Mr. Johnson

Addison Richards

Mr. Johnson

Keywords

Plot:historical figurelight bulb