Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
Release: 1940-05-10
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.8
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Arthur Aylesworth
as Bigelow
Edward Keane
as Lecturer
Eric Mayne
as Party Guest
Felix Bressart
as Michael Simon
Donald Douglas
as Jordan
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter
Lynne Overman
as Bunt Cavatt
Irving Bacon
as Sheriff
Hale Hamilton
as Broker
George Lessey
as Toastmaster
Billy Bletcher
as Reporter
Harlan Briggs
as Bisbee
Edward LeSaint
as Doctor
Wilfred Lucas
as Broker
Lloyd Whitlock
as Broker
Paul Hurst
as Sheriff
Edward Earle
as Broker
Harold Minjir
as Blair
George Ovey
as Lamplighter
Charles Coburn
as General Powell
Fritzi Brunette
as Minor Role
Jimmy Conlin
as Waiter
Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
Charles Lane
as Second Lecturer
Spencer Tracy
as Thomas A. Edison
Ann Gillis
as Nancy Grey
Eddie Gribbon
as Cashier
Addison Richards
as Mr. Johnson
Gene Lockhart
as Mr. Taggart
Walter Fenner
as Man at Banquet
Byron Foulger
as Edwin Hall
Maurice Costello
as Broker
Henry Travers
as Ben Els
Milton Parsons
as 'Acid' Graham
Frank Faylen
as Galbreath
Edward Hearn
as Broker
Harry Humphrey
as Broker
Milton Kibbee
as Workman
George Meader
as Minister
Forbes Murray
as Broker
Harry Strang
as Minor Role
Peter Godfrey
as Ashton
Guy D'Ennery
as Lundstrom
Gene Reynolds
as Jimmy Price
Hooper Atchley
as Broker
George Chandler
as Gold Exchange Clerk
Grant Mitchell
as Snade
Nell Craig
as Woman
Louis Natheaux
as Broker
Cyril Ring
as Reporter
Emmett Vogan
as Secretary
Erville Alderson
as First Lecturer
Harry C. Bradley
as Preacher
Charles Trowbridge
as Clark
Charles Waldron
as First Commissioner
Rita Johnson
as Mary Stilwell
John Dilson
as Broker
Arthur Stuart Hull
as Broker
