Edison, the Man

     

Edison, the Man1940

Stars: Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 107 minutes

Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played 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.… more »


Thomas A. Edison:
[after the latest attempt to find a filament that will work in the electric light] Well, we failed again. That's the net result of nine thousand experiments.

Michael Simon:
Too bad, Tom. We know the work you have done. We are as sorry as you are that you didn't get results.

Thomas A. Edison:
Results? Man, I got a lot of results. I know nine thousand things now that won't work.

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