Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!
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.
Ben Els
The film's tagline is: "Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!"
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
The film was directed by Clarence Brown.
The screenplay was written by Bradbury Foote and Talbot Jennings.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 83 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0032432.
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Edison, the Man
Released
NR
English
United States of America
