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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.

Directed by: Clarence Brown
Written by: Talbot Jennings & Bradbury Foote
Runtime: 107 minutes
Critics score:
100 / 100
Tagline: Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
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Cast:
Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison 
Charles Coburn Charles Coburn
General Powell 
Lynne Overman Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt 
Rita Johnson Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell 
Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart 
Henry Travers Henry Travers
Ben Els 
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Also known as:
  • Эдисон, человек