Edison, the Man (1940)
With Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers, Felix Bressart, Addison Richards, Arthur Aylesworth
Directed by Clarence Brown
Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was portrayed by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film. Typical of most Hollywood biopics, much of the film fictionalizes or exaggerates the real events of Edison's life.
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