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Movie Info
During the 1860s, Tom Edison (Mickey Rooney) is a precocious boy with a penchant for mischief. After setting off a smoke bomb, he is expelled from his school to the dismay of his father, Samuel (George Bancroft). However, Tom's mother, Nancy (Fay Bainter), knows that he is incredibly gifted. After Tom rescues a young boy from an oncoming train, the boy's father, Mr. McCarney (J.M. Kerrigan), offers him a job in a telegraph office, where's he's finally given a chance to prove himself.
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Genre: Biography
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Original Language: English
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Director: Norman Taurog
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Producer: John W. Considine Jr.
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Writer: Hugo Butler, Bradbury Foote, Dore Schary
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Cast & Crew

Mickey Rooney
Thomas Edison

Fay Bainter
Nancy Edison

George Bancroft
Samuel Edison

Virginia Weidler
Tannie Edison

Eugene Pallette
Mr. Nelson

Victor Kilian
Mr. Dingle

Bobby Jordan
Joe "Joey" Dingle

J.M. Kerrigan
Mr. McCarney

Lloyd Corrigan
Dr. Pender

John Kellogg
Bill Edison

Clem Bevans
Mr. Waddell

Eily Malyon
Miss Lavina Howard

Harry Shannon
Amy Captain Brackett

Norman Taurog
Director

Hugo Butler
Writer

Bradbury Foote
Writer

Dore Schary
Writer

John W. Considine Jr.
Producer

Edward Ward
Original Music

Sidney Wagner
Cinematographer

Elmo Veron
Film Editing

Cedric Gibbons
Art Director

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Gile Steele
Costume Design

Dolly Tree
Costume Design
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