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History • Drama
1940
NR
1 hour and 47 minutes
Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
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.
Release:
May 10, 1940
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
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Cast
Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
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Charles Coburn
General Powell
General Powell
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Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt
Bunt Cavatt
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Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell
Mary Stilwell
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Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart
Mr. Taggart
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Henry Travers
Ben Els
Ben Els
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Felix Bressart
Michael Simon
Michael Simon
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Peter Godfrey
Ashton
Ashton
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Guy D'Ennery
Lundstrom
Lundstrom
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Byron Foulger
Edwin Hall
Edwin Hall
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Milton Parsons
'Acid' Graham
'Acid' Graham
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Arthur Aylesworth
Bigelow
Bigelow
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Gene Reynolds
Jimmy Price
Jimmy Price
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Addison Richards
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
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Grant Mitchell
Snade
Snade
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Paul Hurst
Sheriff
Sheriff
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George Lessey
Toastmaster
Toastmaster
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Jay Ward
John Schofield
John Schofield
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Ann Gillis
Nancy Grey
Nancy Grey
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Erville Alderson
First Lecturer
First Lecturer
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William Arnold
Minor Role
Minor Role
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Hooper Atchley
Broker
Broker
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Irving Bacon
Sheriff
Sheriff
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Arthur Belasco
Broker
Broker
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Edward Biby
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Billy Bletcher
Reporter
Reporter
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Harry C. Bradley
Preacher
Preacher
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Harlan Briggs
Bisbee
Bisbee
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Fritzi Brunette
Minor Role
Minor Role
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John Butler
Mechanic
Mechanic
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James Carlisle
Party Guest
Party Guest
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George Chandler
Gold Exchange Clerk
Gold Exchange Clerk
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Howard Chase
Minor Role
Minor Role
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James Conaty
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Jimmy Conlin
Waiter
Waiter
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Nick Copeland
Reporter
Reporter
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Maurice Costello
Broker
Broker
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Nell Craig
Woman
Woman
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Jack Daley
Minor Role
Minor Role
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Edgar Dearing
Policeman
Policeman
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Helen Dickson
Minor Role
Minor Role
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John Dilson
Broker
Broker
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Donald Douglas
Jordan
Jordan
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Edward Earle
Broker
Broker
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Frank Faylen
Galbreath
Galbreath
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Walter Fenner
Man at Banquet
Man at Banquet
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Eddie Gribbon
Cashier
Cashier
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Hale Hamilton
Broker
Broker
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Sam Harris
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Edward Hearn
Broker
Broker
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Arthur Stuart Hull
Broker
Broker
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Harry Humphrey
Broker
Broker
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Edward Keane
Lecturer
Lecturer
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Eve Kendall
Marion Estelle Edison
Marion Estelle Edison
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Milton Kibbee
Workman
Workman
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Charles Lane
Second Lecturer
Second Lecturer
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Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Doctor
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Wilfred Lucas
Broker
Broker
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Tom Mahoney
Policeman
Policeman
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Eric Mayne
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Ralph McCullough
Reporter
Reporter
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George Meader
Minister
Minister
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Harold Minjir
Blair
Blair
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Bruce Mitchell
Coachman
Coachman
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Hans Moebus
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Forbes Murray
Broker
Broker
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Louis Natheaux
Broker
Broker
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Alex Novinsky
Party Guest
Party Guest
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William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Waiter
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George Ovey
Lamplighter
Lamplighter
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Thomas Pogue
Minor Role
Minor Role
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Alexander Pollard
Butler
Butler
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Cyril Ring
Reporter
Reporter
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Count Stefenelli
Party Guest
Party Guest
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Harry Strang
Minor Role
Minor Role
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Charles Trowbridge
Clark
Clark
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Emmett Vogan
Secretary
Secretary
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Charles Waldron
First Commissioner
First Commissioner
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Frank Whitbeck
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Trailer Narrator (voice)
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Joe Whitehead
Minor Role
Minor Role
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Lloyd Whitlock
Broker
Broker
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Robert Winkler
Newsboy
Newsboy
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