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Edison, the Man: Full Cast & Crew 1940 Biography
Thomas Edison (Spencer Tracy) is an enterprising young inventor hungry for achievement. After he sells a version of the stock market ticker that he has perfected, Edison uses the money to open an "invention factory," where he works on projects like the phonograph. When one of his friends boasts that Edison has invented an electric light before any such object exists, Edison must use all of his skill to complete the task, relying on innovation and trial and error. Released: May 10, 1940 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Clarence Brown Director Spencer Tracy Thomas A. Edison Actor Rita Johnson Mary Stilwell Actor Lynne Overman Bunt Cavatt Actor Charles Coburn General Powell Actor Gene Lockhart Mr. Taggart Actor Henry Travers Ben Els Actor Felix Bressart Michael Simon Actor Talbot Jennings Screenwriter Bradbury Foote Screenwriter John W. Considine Jr. Producer Harold Rosson Cinematographer Fredrick Y. Smith Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration