Edison, the Man

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

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.

1h 47m1940NRTMDb 6.8

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status: Released
Released: 10 May 1940
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 6.8 / 10 (28 votes)

Production

Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Talbot Jennings, Bradbury Foote
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Collection: Edison Collection

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English