Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940 · 107 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (19 votes)
Dir. Clarence Brown · Starring Spencer Tracy, Charles Coburn, Lynne Overman, Rita Johnson, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers · Edison Collection

Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!

HistoryDrama

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.

VIBE

A warm, earnest look at a titan of industry. It feels like a classic American success story, full of ambition and the glow of invention. A truly inspirational journey through history.

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historical figurelight bulb
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