Edison, the Man 1940
Spencer Tracy delivers his most acclaimed turn, portraying Thomas Edison in a reflective saga. Fifty years after the light‑bulb breakthrough, an 82‑year‑old Edison recounts his journey, beginning at twenty‑two when he arrives in New York and begins developing an early stock‑ticker device, setting the stage for his later inventions.
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Billy Bletcher
Reporter
Irving Bacon
Sheriff
Paul Hurst
Sheriff
Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Travers
Ben Els
Charles Trowbridge
Clark
Grant Mitchell
Snade
George Chandler
Gold Exchange Clerk
Felix Bressart
Michael Simon
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart
George Meader
Minister
Charles Waldron
First Commissioner
Charles Coburn
General Powell
Charles Lane
Second Lecturer
Frank Faylen
Galbreath
Tom Mahoney
Policeman
Erville Alderson
First Lecturer
Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt
Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell
Cyril Ring
Reporter
Wilfred Lucas
Broker
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Sam Harris
Party Guest
Donald Douglas
Jordan
Bruce Mitchell
Coachman
Byron Foulger
Edwin Hall
Gene Reynolds
Jimmy Price
William Arnold
Minor Role
Addison Richards
Mr. Johnson
Maurice Costello
Broker
George Lessey
Toastmaster
Harry Humphrey
Broker
Hale Hamilton
Broker
Edward Hearn
Broker
Edward Earle
Broker
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Edward Biby
Party Guest
George Ovey
Lamplighter
James Conaty
Party Guest
Arthur Stuart Hull
Broker
Count Stefenelli
Party Guest
James Carlisle
Party Guest
Alexander Pollard
Butler
Forbes Murray
Broker
John Dilson
Broker
Harry Strang
Minor Role
Emmett Vogan
Secretary
Nick Copeland
Reporter
Eric Mayne
Party Guest
Hooper Atchley
Broker
Harold Minjir
Blair
Hans Moebus
Party Guest
Milton Parsons
'Acid' Graham
Edgar Dearing
Policeman
Louis Natheaux
Broker
Helen Dickson
Minor Role
Harry C. Bradley
Preacher
Thomas Pogue
Minor Role
Edward Keane
Lecturer
Joe Whitehead
Minor Role
Jimmy Conlin
Waiter
Harlan Briggs
Bisbee
Arthur Belasco
Broker
Frank Whitbeck
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Alex Novinsky
Party Guest
Milton Kibbee
Workman
Jack Daley
Minor Role
Nell Craig
Woman
Ann Gillis
Nancy Grey
Lloyd Whitlock
Broker
Arthur Aylesworth
Bigelow
Eddie Gribbon
Cashier
Ralph McCullough
Reporter
Robert Winkler
Newsboy
Walter Fenner
Man at Banquet
Howard Chase
Minor Role
Jay Ward
John Schofield
Guy D'Ennery
Lundstrom
Fritzi Brunette
Minor Role
Eve Kendall
Marion Estelle Edison
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