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

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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