Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
Release: 1940-03-15
·Runtime: 86m
·★ 5.8
Drama
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Lloyd Corrigan
as Dr. Pender
Sammy Blum
as Train Passenger
Fern Emmett
as Mrs. McCarney
John Ince
as Man at Station
Mitchell Ingraham
as Man at Station
Harry Strang
as Army Officer
Eily Malyon
as Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
Harry Shannon
as Army Captain Brackett
Milton Kibbee
as Baggage Man
Mitchell Lewis
as McGuire - Train Engineer
J.M. Kerrigan
as Mr. McCarney
George Bancroft
as Samuel 'Sam' Edison
Wade Boteler
as Si Weaver
Budd Fine
as Train Passenger
Virginia Weidler
as Tannie Edison
Eugene Pallette
as Mr. Nelson
Bobby Jordan
as Joe 'Joey' Dingle
Ernie Adams
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Jessie Arnold
as Woman at Station
George Magrill
as Train Passenger
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
Victor Kilian
as Mr. Dingle
Frances Morris
as Woman at Station
Lee Phelps
as Train Engineer Miller
Buster Slaven
as Boy at Tree
Forrest Taylor
as Train Passenger
John Kellogg
as Bill Edison
Philip Hurlic
as Black Boy at Tree
Claire McDowell
as Woman at Station
Emory Parnell
as Bob
Al Thompson
as Man at Station
Mickey Rooney
as Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
Clem Bevans
as Mr. Waddell
Sherwood Bailey
as Red, Joe's Friend
Eddy Chandler
as Mr. Briggs
Olin Howland
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Stanley Blystone
as Army Officer on Train
Victor Potel
as Mr. Tompkins
Mickey Rentschler
as Johnny, Joe's Friend
Spencer Tracy
as Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
