Edison, the Man
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.
Cast
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Spencer Tracy
Played Thomas A. Edison
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Charles Coburn
Played General Powell
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Lynne Overman
Played Bunt Cavatt
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Rita Johnson
Played Mary Stilwell
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Gene Lockhart
Played Mr. Taggart
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Henry Travers
Played Ben Els
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Felix Bressart
Played Michael Simon
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Peter Godfrey
Played Ashton
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Guy D'Ennery
Played Lundstrom
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Byron Foulger
Played Edwin Hall
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Milton Parsons
Played 'Acid' Graham
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Arthur Aylesworth
Played Bigelow
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Gene Reynolds
Played Jimmy Price
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Addison Richards
Played Mr. Johnson
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Grant Mitchell
Played Snade
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Paul Hurst
Played Sheriff
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George Lessey
Played Toastmaster
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Jay Ward
Played John Schofield
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Ann Gillis
Played Nancy Grey
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Erville Alderson
Played First Lecturer
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William Arnold
Played Minor Role
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Hooper Atchley
Played Broker
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Irving Bacon
Played Sheriff
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Arthur Belasco
Played Broker
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Edward Biby
Played Party Guest
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Billy Bletcher
Played Reporter
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Harry C. Bradley
Played Preacher
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Harlan Briggs
Played Bisbee
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Fritzi Brunette
Played Minor Role
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John Butler
Played Mechanic
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James Carlisle
Played Party Guest
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George Chandler
Played Gold Exchange Clerk
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Howard Chase
Played Minor Role
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James Conaty
Played Party Guest
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Jimmy Conlin
Played Waiter
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Nick Copeland
Played Reporter
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Maurice Costello
Played Broker
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Nell Craig
Played Woman
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Jack Daley
Played Minor Role
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Edgar Dearing
Played Policeman
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Helen Dickson
Played Minor Role
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John Dilson
Played Broker
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Donald Douglas
Played Jordan
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Edward Earle
Played Broker
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Frank Faylen
Played Galbreath
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Walter Fenner
Played Man at Banquet
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Eddie Gribbon
Played Cashier
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Hale Hamilton
Played Broker
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Sam Harris
Played Party Guest
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Edward Hearn
Played Broker
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Arthur Stuart Hull
Played Broker
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Harry Humphrey
Played Broker
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Edward Keane
Played Lecturer
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Eve Kendall
Played Marion Estelle Ediso…
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Milton Kibbee
Played Workman
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Charles Lane
Played Second Lecturer
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Edward LeSaint
Played Doctor
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Wilfred Lucas
Played Broker
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Tom Mahoney
Played Policeman
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Eric Mayne
Played Party Guest
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Ralph McCullough
Played Reporter
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George Meader
Played Minister
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Harold Minjir
Played Blair
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Bruce Mitchell
Played Coachman
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Hans Moebus
Played Party Guest
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Edmund Mortimer
Played Party Guest
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Forbes Murray
Played Broker
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Louis Natheaux
Played Broker
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Alex Novinsky
Played Party Guest
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William H. O'Brien
Played Waiter
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George Ovey
Played Lamplighter
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Thomas Pogue
Played Minor Role
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Alexander Pollard
Played Butler
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Cyril Ring
Played Reporter
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Count Stefenelli
Played Party Guest
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Harry Strang
Played Minor Role
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Charles Trowbridge
Played Clark
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Emmett Vogan
Played Secretary
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Charles Waldron
Played First Commissioner
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Frank Whitbeck
Played Trailer Narrator (vo…
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Joe Whitehead
Played Minor Role
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Lloyd Whitlock
Played Broker
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Robert Winkler
Played Newsboy
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