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  1. 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.

  2. A 1940 film starring Spencer Tracy as the inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison, who reflects on his life and achievements at a banquet. The film shows his persistence, creativity, and challenges in developing the light bulb, the phonograph, and other inventions.

    • (1.8K)
    • Biography, Drama
    • Clarence Brown
    • 1940-05-10
  3. Spencer Tracy stars as Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light bulb and other inventions. The film depicts his struggles, achievements and personal relationships in his life and career.

    • Clarence Brown, Robert A. Golden
    • Spencer Tracy
  4. When one of his friends boasts that Edison has invented an electric light before any such object exists, Edison must use all of his skill to complete the task, relying on innovation and trial...

    • (5)
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Clarence Brown
  5. Academy Award-winner Spencer Tracy ("Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") stars in this Oscar-nominated biography of Thomas Edison, the famous inventor who rose from poverty...

  6. Academy Award-winner Spencer Tracy ("Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") stars in this Oscar-nominated biography of Thomas Edison, the famous inventor who rose from poverty to invent the electric light bulb.

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  8. Screenplay. 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.