Edison, the Man (1940)
- Directed by
- Clarence Brown
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the life of inventor Thomas Edison from his early experiments to his later successes. It shows his persistence through failures and his drive to create technologies like the light bulb and phonograph.
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What happens
Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was portrayed by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film. Typical of most Hollywood biopics, much of the film fictionalizes or exaggerates the real events of Edison's life. Edison, the Man was the second of a complementary pair of Edison biopics released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1940. Young Tom Edison, starring Mickey Rooney, was released two months earlier and told the story of Edison's youth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ray (2004)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.