Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

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.

Date of release
1940-05-10
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Clarence Brown
Collection
Edison Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was portrayed by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film. Typical of most Hollywood biopics, much of the film fictionalizes or exaggerates the real events of Edison's life.

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