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
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 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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