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)
Plots(1)
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
![Irving Bacon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000029_a0f98d.jpg)
Irving Bacon
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Edward Earle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/469/159469264_e21130.jpg)
Edward Earle
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Jimmy Conlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/478/159478804_97fe53.jpg)
Jimmy Conlin
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
![Emmett Vogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/932/159932788_480a5e.jpg)
Emmett Vogan
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Love Crazy (1941)
Scarlet Street (1945)
![Harry C. Bradley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559441_73389b.jpg)
Harry C. Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Harry Strang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948710_66f16a.gif)
Harry Strang
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
North by Northwest (1959)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Cyril Ring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/952/159952409_add6da.jpg)
Cyril Ring
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Eddie Gribbon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/574/165574665_492b77.jpg)
Eddie Gribbon
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Another Thin Man (1939)
![Milton Kibbee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/074/160074669_c8a9e1.jpg)
Milton Kibbee
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Charles Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/208/160208646_292f65.gif)
Charles Lane
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Edward Keane
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Edmund Mortimer
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Edward Hearn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/254/160254725_f78671.jpg)
Edward Hearn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The General (1926)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Donald Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/382/160382184_d8315f.jpg)
Donald Douglas
UK
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
![Edward LeSaint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/232/161232017_b9d74f.jpg)
Edward LeSaint
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
![Charles Trowbridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193939_bfda0d.jpg)
Charles Trowbridge
Mexico
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
![George Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948792_6060c4.jpg)
George Chandler
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![John Dilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/767/160767459_2755b9.jpg)
John Dilson
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
![Edgar Dearing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/802/160802929_87d04b.jpg)
Edgar Dearing
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Scarlet Street (1945)