Edison, the Man

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

6.8
19401h 47m

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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Cast

Photo of Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Thomas A. Edison

Photo of Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

General Powell

Photo of Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Bunt Cavatt

Photo of Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Mary Stilwell

Photo of Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mr. Taggart

Photo of Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Michael Simon

Photo of Guy D'Ennery

Guy D'Ennery

Lundstrom

Photo of Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Edwin Hall

Photo of Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

'Acid' Graham

Photo of Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Jimmy Price

Photo of Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Mr. Johnson

Photo of Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sheriff

Photo of George Lessey

George Lessey

Toastmaster

Photo of Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

Nancy Grey

Photo of Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

First Lecturer

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