Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

6.6

1940-05-10

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.

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Edison, the Man

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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.

Released

1940-05-10

Runtime

107

Director

Clarence Brown

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

History

Drama

Language

English

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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