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Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

History, Drama

1h 47m

May 10, 1940 (85 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Thomas A. Edison

Birthday: April 5, 1900

40 June 10, 1967 (67)
Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

General Powell

Birthday: June 18, 1877

62 August 30, 1961 (84)
Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Bunt Cavatt

Birthday: September 18, 1887

52 February 19, 1943 (55)
Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Mary Stilwell

Birthday: August 13, 1913

26 October 31, 1965 (52)
Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mr. Taggart

Birthday: July 17, 1891

48 March 31, 1957 (65)
Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Ben Els

Birthday: March 4, 1874

66 October 18, 1965 (91)
Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Michael Simon

Birthday: March 2, 1892

48 March 17, 1949 (57)
Peter Godfrey

Peter Godfrey

Ashton

Birthday: October 16, 1899

40 March 4, 1970 (70)
Guy D'Ennery

Guy D'Ennery

Lundstrom

Birthday: June 4, 1884

55 October 17, 1978 (94)
Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Edwin Hall

Birthday: August 26, 1898

41 April 4, 1970 (71)