---
title: 'Young Tom Edison (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Taurog'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-tom-edison-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033289/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Young Tom Edison (1940)

1940 · 86 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Young Tom Edison is a 1940 American 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. Edison, the Man, starring Spencer Tracy, followed two months later, completing the two-part story of Edison's life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Taurog](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-taurog)
- **Screenplay:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary), [Hugo Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edward Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ward)
- **Producer:** [John W. Considine Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-considine-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sidney Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-wagner)
- **Editor:** [Elmo Veron](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-veron)

## Cast

- [Frances Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-morris)
- [Harry Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shannon)
- [George Magrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-magrill)
- [George Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bancroft)
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy)
- [Lloyd Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-corrigan)
- [Mitchell Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-lewis)
- [Olin Howland](https://cinepixo.com/people/olin-howland)
- [Mickey Rooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rooney)
- [Clem Bevans](https://cinepixo.com/people/clem-bevans)
- [Eugene Pallette](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-pallette)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [J. M. Kerrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-m-kerrigan)
- [Virginia Weidler](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-weidler)
- [Fay Bainter](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-bainter)

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