Edison, the Man
Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
107 mins
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.
Grant Mitchell
Snade
Paul Hurst
Sheriff
Jay Ward
John Schofield
William Arnold
Minor Role
Arthur Belasco
Broker
Edward Biby
Party Guest
John Butler
Mechanic
James Carlisle
Party Guest
Howard Chase
Minor Role
James Conaty
Party Guest
Nick Copeland
Reporter
Jack Daley
Minor Role
Helen Dickson
Minor Role
Sam Harris
Party Guest
Eve Kendall
Marion Estelle Edison
Tom Mahoney
Policeman
Ralph McCullough
Reporter
Bruce Mitchell
Coachman
Hans Moebus
Party Guest
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest
Alex Novinsky
Party Guest
Thomas Pogue
Minor Role
Alexander Pollard
Butler
Count Stefenelli
Party Guest
Frank Whitbeck
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Joe Whitehead
Minor Role
Robert Winkler
Newsboy