Edison, the Man (1940)
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.
Released: May 10, 1940
Runtime: 107 minutes
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers
Crew: Hugo Butler (Original Story), Talbot Jennings (Screenplay), Dore Schary (Original Story), Bradbury Foote (Screenplay), Clarence Brown (Director), Herbert Stothart (Music)
