---
title: 'Edison, the Man (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clarence Brown'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/edison-the-man-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032432/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Edison, the Man (1940)

1940 · 107 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clarence Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-brown)
- **Screenplay:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary), [Hugo Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [John W. Considine Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-considine-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)

## Cast

- [Byron Foulger](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-foulger)
- [Gene Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-lockhart)
- [Rita Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-johnson)
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)
- [Felix Bressart](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-bressart)
- [Gene Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-reynolds)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers)
- [Peter Godfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-godfrey)
- [Arthur Aylesworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-aylesworth)
- [Lynne Overman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-overman)
- [Grant Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-mitchell)

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