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Young Tom Edison is a 1940 biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released in 1940.
Young Tom Edison: Directed by Norman Taurog. With Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft, Virginia Weidler. Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up with disastrous results.
- (1.3K)
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Norman Taurog
- 1940-03-15
Young Tom Edison -- (Original Trailer) Mickey Rooney is Young Tom Edison (1940), defying authority to develop his first inventions.
- Norman Taurog, William Ryan
- Mickey Rooney
Jul 8, 2014 · So Hollywood had a great idea: take the stars of Boys Town and reteam them – with a twist – to tell the compelling life story of America’s greatest inventor, Thomas Edison. So Mickey Rooney ...
- 31 sec
- 6.2K
- Warner Bros.
Movie Info. Synopsis During the 1860s, Tom Edison (Mickey Rooney) is a precocious boy with a penchant for mischief. After setting off a smoke bomb, he is expelled from his school to the dismay...
- (11)
- Emanuel Levy
- Biography
- Norman Taurog
Overview. Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father.
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Trailer. Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled showing him as a lad whose early inventions and experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. The towns folk all think Tom is crazy, creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father.
