Directed by:
Clarence BrownCinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers, Felix Bressart, Peter Godfrey, Guy D'Ennery, Byron Foulger (more)VOD (1)
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This sequel to YOUNG TOM EDISON (starring Mickey Rooney) is a thought-provoking portrait of the man behind some of the most important inventions of the 20th century. On the 50th anniversary of Edison's greatest invention, the incandescent lightbulb, the elderly man thinks back on his life and his most creative period. He remembers the early setbacks in his career, his undaunting determination, and his happy family life with his wife, Mary Stillwell (Rita Johnson). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Spencer Tracy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337604_c200e7.jpg)
Spencer Tracy
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Fury (1936)
![Rita Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910726_67b0cb.jpg)
Rita Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
The Big Clock (1948)
![Lynne Overman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886311_e82632.jpg)
Lynne Overman
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Charles Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349830_e89eb8.png)
Charles Coburn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Kings Row (1942)
![Gene Lockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272952_908927.jpg)
Gene Lockhart
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Henry Travers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505189_c8ca03.jpg)
Henry Travers
UK
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Yearling (1946)
![Felix Bressart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126072_c715a7.jpg)
Felix Bressart
German Empire
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
![Peter Godfrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505312_5db44c.jpg)
Peter Godfrey
UK
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Guy D'Ennery
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Byron Foulger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000086_3c7dff.jpg)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Milton Parsons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/556/159556182_4dd248.jpg)
Milton Parsons
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Edison, the Man (1940)
White Heat (1949)
![Addison Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000166_d1af93.jpg)
Addison Richards
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Grant Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812478_4ec884.jpg)
Grant Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
![Arthur Aylesworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/278/163278879_9ebb15.jpg)
Arthur Aylesworth
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
![Paul Hurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426748_943ff8.jpg)
Paul Hurst
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Ann Gillis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/886/160886914_f5c6f5.jpg)
Ann Gillis
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Bambi (1942)
![Maurice Costello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677249_b488a2.jpg)
Maurice Costello
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Louis Natheaux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/382/160382196_70b044.jpg)
Louis Natheaux
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Frank Faylen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312427_6ae956.jpg)
Frank Faylen
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Hale Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812497_b85761.jpg)
Hale Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)