Young Tom Edison (1940)
- Directed by
- Norman Taurog
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film follows Thomas Edison as a young boy. It shows his curiosity and his struggles in school and at home.
earnestinspirationalwholesomeold-fashionedoptimisticdeterminedheartfelt
What happens
Young Tom Edison is a 1940 American biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released in 1940. Edison, the Man, starring Spencer Tracy, followed two months later, completing the two-part story of Edison's life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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