Overview

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.

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers, Felix Bressart, Peter Godfrey

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What is "Edison, the Man" about?

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.

When was "Edison, the Man" released?

Edison, the Man was released in 1940.

Who stars in "Edison, the Man"?

The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson.

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